reside
gb/ɹɪzˈaɪd/ us/ɹɪzˈaɪd/
B2
Inglês
~ 8400
lakik, rejlik, tárolódik, található
VERBO
B2
FORMAL
1
lakik
A1
Padrão de uso:
[someone] resides in [a place]
They currently reside in a small town outside Boston.
Jelenleg egy Boston melletti kisvárosban laknak.
Only students who reside on campus may use this parking lot.
Ezt a parkolót csak azok a diákok használhatják, akik a kampuszon laknak.
She has resided in Canada for more than twenty years.
At that time, the family resided in a two‑bedroom apartment above the shop.
Applicants must legally reside in the country for five years before applying for citizenship.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I reside in a city near London.
Egy Londonhoz közeli városban lakom.
My grandparents reside in a quiet village.
A nagyszüleim egy csendes faluban laknak.
He now resides in Germany for his new job.
Many international students reside in the university dorms.
To vote, you must reside in this district.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use "reside" in very casual situations where "live" is more natural, for example, saying *"I reside with my parents"* in everyday conversation. In normal speech, people say *"I live with my parents"* and use "reside" mainly in formal or official contexts (forms, legal texts, news reports). Another common mistake is using the wrong preposition, e.g. *"reside at Paris"* instead of *"reside in Paris"*; use "in" for cities and countries and often "at" only for a specific address.
Significado
live in a particular place
Colocações
reside in
|currently resides
|permanently reside
|reside abroad
|reside at [address]
|reside in the United States
Sinónimos
live (More common and less formal; used in almost all everyday situations instead of "reside".)
|
dwell (Sounds literary or old‑fashioned; less common in modern everyday speech.)
Antónimos
visit (Implies staying in a place for a short time, not having it as your home.)
Temas
daily life
|home
|travel
|daily_life
Definição
To live in a place as your home, usually for a long time or in an official way.
To live in a particular place and have it as your official or long‑term home.
C1
FORMAL
2
rejlik
B2
Padrão de uso:
[something] resides in [something]
In a democracy, ultimate power resides in the people.
Demokráciában a legfőbb hatalom a népé.
The difficulty resides in finding reliable data.
A nehézség abban rejlik, hogy megbízható adatokat találjunk.
Our strength resides in the diversity of our team.
The problem does not reside in the software but in how it is being used.
The company’s real value resides in its intellectual property.
Exemplos para aprendentes
In this system, control resides in one main office.
Ebben a rendszerben az irányítás egy központi irodában összpontosul.
The main risk resides in the lack of money.
A fő kockázat a pénzhiányban rejlik.
The success of the project resides in good planning.
For many people, happiness resides in simple things.
The answer resides in the last paragraph of the text.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this formal use with the more concrete sense of living in a place and try sentences like *"The problem resides in our boss"* when they mean the boss causes the problem but is not a container for it. This sense usually refers to qualities, causes, power, or abstract ideas existing within something, often written as "X resides in Y" or "responsibility resides with Y". Another issue is overusing it in informal speech, where "the problem is in" or "the problem comes from" is more natural.
Significado
exist or lie in something
Colocações
power resides in
|authority resides in
|problem resides in
|strength resides in
|difference resides in
|responsibility resides with
Sinónimos
lie (Common in phrases like "the problem lies in"; slightly less formal and more frequent in speech.)
|
exist (More general; does not always carry the idea of source or main part as strongly as "reside".)
Antónimos
be absent from (Expresses that a quality, cause, or source is not present where it might be expected.)
Temas
abstract
|politics
|ideas
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To be in something as the main part, source, or cause of a result or quality.
To exist or be present in something as its main part, source, or cause.
VERBO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
Padrão de uso:
[data/file] resides in [system location]
All user profiles reside on a central server.
Minden felhasználói profil egy központi szerveren tárolódik.
The configuration file resides in the application’s root directory.
A konfigurációs fájl az alkalmazás gyökérkönyvtárában található.
During execution, the program resides in memory.
Customer data currently resides in a secure cloud environment.
The core module resides on a separate database cluster.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The file resides on this computer.
A fájl ezen a számítógépen található.
All photos reside in the images folder.
Az összes fotó az images mappában található.
The program resides on the company server.
These records reside in a secure database.
Most of the game data resides in this directory.
Erro comum:
Learners may not realize this is mainly used in technical writing and might say *"My homework resides on my laptop"* in everyday speech, which sounds unnatural. In normal conversation, it is better to say "is on my laptop" or "is stored on my laptop". Also, learners sometimes use the wrong preposition, saying *"reside in the server"*; in computing, "on the server" is more typical than "in the server" for files and applications.
Significado
be stored in a system location
Colocações
reside on the server
|reside in memory
|files reside on
|data resides in
|application resides on
Sinónimos
be stored (More general and clearer for learners; does not imply formality or technical style as strongly as "reside".)
Antónimos
be removed (Indicates that the data or file is no longer present in that system location.)
Temas
technology
|computing
Definição
To be kept or stored in a certain place inside a computer or network.
In computing, to be stored or located in a particular place within a computer or network system.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
reside
IPA
GB/ɹɪzˈaɪd/
US/ɹɪzˈaɪd/
Sílabas e acento
reside (1 sílaba)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: reside
- 3rd Person Singular: resides
- Present Participle: residing
- Past: resided
Família de palavras
Forms
resides
verb
residing
verb
resided
verb
Core family
Related words
residency
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
nonresident
noun/adjective
Expressões
reside in
1/ɹɪzˈaɪd ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
formal
have its source or place in
To be in something as the main source, place, or part of a result, quality, or power.
Exemplos
- In this case, the main challenge resides in the lack of time.
- Their competitive advantage resides in their strong brand.
- Under the constitution, supreme authority resides in the national assembly.
reside with
1/ɹɪzˈaɪd wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
formal
responsibility or power belongs to
To belong to a person or group as their responsibility, decision, or power.
Exemplos
- The final decision resides with the board of directors.
- Under the new policy, responsibility resides with individual departments.
- Ultimate control resides with the regulatory authorities.