# reside

Pronunciation: say "ri-ZYD" /ɹɪˈzaɪd/

## Verb

1. To live or dwell in a place permanently or for a considerable time; to have one's settled home somewhere.
   - Simple: To live in a place for a long time.
   - _Several retired diplomats reside in the quiet neighborhood near the embassy._
   - _The artist resided in Paris for most of the 1920s._
2. To be present or based in something as an inherent quality, power, or attribute; to inhere.
   - Simple: To be found in something as one of its qualities or parts.
   - _Under the Constitution, sovereignty resides in the people._
   - _The team's strength is widely thought to reside in its disciplined defense._
3. To sink down and come to rest, in the way sediment settles.
   - Simple: To sink down and settle, the way mud does in water.

## Origin

From Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin resideō ("remain behind, reside, dwell"), formed from re- ("back") plus sedeō ("sit").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reside (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).