resident
gb/ɹˈɛzɪdənt/ us/ɹˈɛzɪdənt/
A2
Anglais
~ 2100
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A2
entity
1
Person living in a place
Someone who lives in a place for a long time.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is a resident of [place]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'resident' with 'citizen'. A citizen has legal nationality, but a resident simply lives in a place.
Synonymes
inhabitant (More formal and often used in official or written contexts.)
|
dweller (Less common; often used with a descriptive modifier, e.g., 'city dweller'.)
Antonymes
visitor (Someone who is temporarily in a place and does not live there.)
|
nonresident (Someone who does not live in a particular place.)
Collocations
permanent resident
|local resident
|city resident
|long-term resident
Thèmes
daily life
|geography
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The residents of the building organized a meeting.
- She is a long-term resident of the city.
- Local residents are concerned about the new construction project.
- Many residents attended the town hall meeting.
- The island has about 500 permanent residents.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I am a resident of this town.
- The residents are friendly.
- Many residents work in the city.
- She is a resident here.
- Residents like the park.
adjective
B1
property
2
Living in a place
Living in a place for a long time.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is resident in [place]
Erreur fréquente :
Some learners incorrectly use 'resident' as an adjective when they mean 'present'. 'Resident' means living there, not just being there at the moment.
Synonymes
living (General term; does not imply permanence as strongly as 'resident'.)
Antonymes
visiting (Staying temporarily rather than living there.)
Collocations
resident population
|resident staff
Thèmes
daily life
|geography
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- She has been resident in France for over ten years.
- The island has a small resident population.
- He became resident in the country after getting his visa.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I am resident in Canada.
- She is resident here now.
- They are resident in this house.
Nom
technical
B2
entity
3
Doctor training in hospital
A doctor who is learning and working in a hospital after finishing medical school.
Synonymes
trainee doctor (Plain description; informal and non-technical.)
Collocations
first-year resident
|surgical resident
|resident physician
Thèmes
medicine
|education
|health
|work
Exemples
- The hospital has twelve new residents this year.
- She is a surgical resident at the teaching hospital.
- Residents often work long hours during their training.
Exemples pédagogiques
- He is a resident at the hospital.
- The residents work with other doctors.
- She is a medical resident.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
resident
API
GB/ɹˈɛzɪdənt/
US/ɹˈɛzɪdənt/
Syllabes et accentuation
res - id - ent (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (res)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: resident
Noun
- Base: resident
- Plural: residents
Famille de mots
Forms
residents
noun
Core family
Related words
residency
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
non-resident
noun
Expressions
long-term resident
1/lˈɔŋ tˈɚm ɹˈɛzɪdənt/
fixed phrase
Lived in place many years
Someone who has lived in the same place for many years.
Exemples
- Long-term residents often know the history of their neighborhood well.
- The hotel offers discounts to long-term residents.
resident of
1/ɹˈɛzɪdənt əv/
fixed phrase
Person living in specific place
Someone who lives in a certain place.
Exemples
- She is a resident of New York City.
- All residents of the apartment complex must have parking permits.
permanent resident
1/pˈɚmənənt ɹˈɛzɪdənt/
fixed phrase
legal long-term non-citizen resident
A person who can live in a country for a long time without being a citizen.
Exemples
- She became a permanent resident of Canada last year.
- He became a permanent resident after five years on a work visa.
- Permanent residents have many of the same rights as citizens.
- Permanent residents must renew their cards every ten years.