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IPA/ʁezide/
Il réside à Paris.
He lives in Paris.
Il réside en France depuis trois ans.
He has resided in France for three years.
A fixed home anchoring a person to one locality over time.
résider en France
reside in France
résider à l'étranger
reside abroad
habiter: To live in a house or apartment as part of everyday life.
vivre: To live in a place and carry on daily life there.
s'installer: To move to a new place and establish a home there.
séjourner: To stay in a place for a short time.
Avoir son domicile dans un lieu et y habiter de façon stable, souvent au sens légal ou officiel.
The verb is a learned French borrowing from Latin residēre, formed with re- and sedēre, rather than a modern compound built in French.