reside Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make one's home in a particular place or community
    shack; domiciliate; domicile.
    • may parents reside in Florida
  2. verb live (in a certain place)
    occupy; lodge in.
    • She resides in Princeton
    • he occupies two rooms on the top floor
  3. verb be inherent or innate in;
    repose; rest.

WordNet

Re*side" intransitive verb
Etymology
F. résider, L. residere; pref. re- re- + sedere to sit. See Sit.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Resided; present participle & verbal noun Residing
Definitions
  1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time.
    At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. Shak.
    In no fixed place the happy souls reside. Dryden.
  2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
    In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially reside. Barrow.
  3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. Obs. Boyle. Syn. -- To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate; domicile.

Webster 1913