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Thesaurus: reside

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.

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  1. v. i. 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.
  2. v. i. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
  3. v. i. To sink; to settle, as sediment.
  4. v. make one's home in a particular place or community
  5. v. live (in a certain place)
  6. v. be inherent or innate in
  7. 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.
  8. v:100 v. make one's home in a particular place or community