Reside — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make one's home in a particular place or community

live (in a certain place)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈaɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈaɪd/.

Examples

may parents reside in Florida
She resides in Princeton
he occupies two rooms on the top floor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

domiciliate repose domicile lodge in shack rest occupy

Parts of Speech

verb	make one's home in a particular place or community “may parents reside in Florida”
verb	live (in a certain place) “She resides in Princeton”
verb	be inherent or innate in

Word Forms

resident	adjective	living in a particular place
resident	noun	someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
residency	noun	the act of dwelling in a place
residence	noun	the act of dwelling in a place
shack	noun	small crude shelter used as a dwelling
occupation	noun	the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
occupier	noun	someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
occupant	noun	someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
occupancy	noun	an act of being a tenant or occupant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wohnen

Sich an einem bestimmten Ort oder in einer bestimmten Gemeinde niederlassen

🇫🇷French

résider

s'installer dans un lieu ou une communauté particulière

🇪🇸Spanish

residir

hacer su hogar en un lugar o comunidad en particular

🇮🇹Italian

risiedere

costruire la propria casa in un particolare luogo o comunità

🇳🇱Dutch

wonen

je thuis maken op een bepaalde plaats of gemeenschap

🇵🇹Portuguese

residir

morar em um determinado lugar ou comunidade

🇷🇺Russian

проживать

поселиться в определенном месте или сообществе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रहते हैं

किसी विशेष स्थान या समुदाय में अपना घर बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বসবাস

একটি নির্দিষ্ট জায়গা বা সম্প্রদায়ে একজনের বাড়ি তৈরি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வசிக்கின்றனர்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட இடத்தில் அல்லது சமூகத்தில் ஒருவரின் வீட்டை உருவாக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నివాసం

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ప్రదేశంలో లేదా సంఘంలో ఒకరి ఇంటిని చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

राहतो

एखाद्या विशिष्ट ठिकाणी किंवा समुदायामध्ये आपले घर बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

રહે છે

કોઈનું ઘર કોઈ ચોક્કસ સ્થાન અથવા સમુદાયમાં બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಳ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮುದಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರ ಮನೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താമസിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക സ്ഥലത്ത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമൂഹത്തിൽ ഒരാളുടെ വീട് ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣਾ ਘਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

رہائش پذیر

کسی خاص جگہ یا برادری میں اپنا گھر بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

居住

在特定的地方或社区安家

🇯🇵Japanese

住んでいる

特定の場所またはコミュニティに家を作る

🇰🇷Korean

살다

특정 장소나 공동체에 집을 짓다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cư trú

lập nhà ở một địa điểm hoặc cộng đồng cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

อาศัยอยู่

อยู่อาศัยในสถานที่หรือชุมชนใดที่หนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tinggal

membuat rumah seseorang di tempat atau komunitas tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

manirahan

gumawa ng sariling tahanan sa isang partikular na lugar o komunidad

🇲🇾Malay

menetap

membuat rumah di tempat atau komuniti tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يقيم

جعل منزل المرء في مكان أو مجتمع معين

🇮🇷Persian

ساکن

خانه خود را در یک مکان یا جامعه خاص بسازید

🇹🇷Turkish

ikamet etmek

evini belirli bir yerde veya toplulukta kurmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁכּוֹן

להפוך את ביתו למקום או בקהילה מסוימת

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