Definition
To live or have one's home in a particular place; also means to exist or remain in something abstract.
Etymology
From Latin 'residere,' from 're-' (back) plus 'sidere' (to sit). The literal image is of 'sitting back' or settling permanently in a location.
Kelly Says
The same Latin root 'sidere' (to sit) gives us 'president' (one who sits in front), 'resident,' and 'sedentary'—showing how sitting vocabulary became tied to permanence and authority in English.
Translations
BGБългарски
живея
zhi-VE-ya
BNবাংলা
বাস করা
baas ko-ra
CACatalà
residir
re-si-DIR
ELΕλληνικά
κατοικώ
ka-ti-KO
ESEspañol
residir
re-si-DIR
FAفارسی
سکونت داشتن
so-koo-nat daash-tan
FRFrançais
résider
re-zi-DE
GLGalego
residir
re-si-DIR
HIहिन्दी
निवास करना
ni-vaas kar-na
HRHrvatski
stanovati
sta-no-VA-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
tinggal
TING-gal
ITItaliano
risiedere
ri-sye-DE-re
LTLietuvių
gyventi
gi-VEN-ti
LVLatviešu
dzīvot
DZII-vot
MNМонгол
амьдрах
am-drakh
MSBahasa Melayu
tinggal
TING-gal
MYမြန်မာ
နေထိုင်
ne-thaing
NLNederlands
wonen
VO-nen
PLPolski
zamieszkiwać
za-mye-SHKI-vach
PTPortuguês
residir
re-zi-DIR
RORomână
a locui
a lo-KUI
RUРусский
проживать
pro-zhi-VAT
SKSlovenčina
bývať
BEE-vat
SLSlovenščina
prebivati
pre-bi-VA-ti
SRСрпски
становати
sta-no-VA-ti
TEతెలుగు
నివసించు
ni-va-sin-CHU
TRTürkçe
ikamet etmek
i-ka-MET et-MEK
UKУкраїнська
мешкати
mesh-ka-TY
VITiếng Việt
cư trú
cu tru