RESIDE

occupy, reside, lodge in

(verb) live (in a certain place); “She resides in Princeton”; “he occupies two rooms on the top floor”

reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate

(verb) make one’s home in a particular place or community; “may parents reside in Florida”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

reside (third-person singular simple present resides, present participle residing, simple past and past participle resided)

To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.

To sink; to settle, as sediment.

Anagrams

• desier, desire, eiders, eresid, redies

Source: Wiktionary


Re*side" (r-zd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resided; p. pr. & vb. n. Residing.] Etym: [F. résider, L. residere; pref. re- re- + sedere to sit. See Sit. ]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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