resides

Resides is the third-person singular present tense of the verb reside, meaning to live somewhere as one’s home. It denotes where a person or entity has established dwelling or habitual residence, often in formal or legal contexts.

In usage, reside is typically followed by in or at. Examples include: She resides in Oregon. The applicant resides at 22 Maple Street. The term can imply a more official or permanent sense of dwelling than casual synonyms like live, and appears frequently in census data, immigration records, property law, and corporate filings.

Reside and resides carry a sense of stability or establishment of dwelling rather than temporary location. The choice between reside and live can affect tone: reside is more formal or bureaucratic, while live is more common in everyday speech.

Etymology and related terms: Reside comes from Latin resīdēre, meaning to sit back or remain, through Old French resider and Middle English. Related words include residence (the place of dwelling), resident (a person who dwells somewhere), residency (the act or status of residing), and residential (pertaining to dwelling places).

See also: residence, resident, residency, residential. Usage note: players of formal writing may prefer resides for clarity in specifying jurisdictional or official dwelling, whereas other contexts may simply use lives or dwells.