résider

/ʁezide/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
réside
past
a résidé
perfect
résidé

Meaning

  1. to reside

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

habiter

Near-total synonyms for living somewhere; résider sounds more formal than the everyday habiter.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

residir

residir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to reside."

Portuguese

residir

residir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to reside."

Practice

1 What does résider mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ à Lyon depuis cinq ans.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches résider?

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