verb

reside

ri-ZYDE/rɪˈzaɪd/

To have one's dwelling in a place.

The woman resides in the small house where she tends her windowsill plants.

A cutaway view of a small, lived-in house shows an older woman comfortably tending her windowsill plants.

Etymology

The pieces formed a verb meaning “sit down, settle” and “remain behind.” Settling and remaining in a place developed into the meaning of living there.

In context

San Francisco Public Library2:38

… for all the people who reside in their traditional territory we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland

Author: John Lander, The Shikoku Pilgrimage

More examples

Only students who reside on campus qualify for this meal plan.
She resided with her sister while looking for an apartment.
The form asks where you are currently residing.

Forms

reside · resides · resided · residing

resident noun — A person who lives in a particular place.

residence noun — A place where a person makes a home.

Similar words

live: The usual everyday choice; reside sounds more formal.
dwell: Also means to have a home, but sounds literary.
inhabit: Takes the place directly as its object, without in.