resident
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of timeDwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Meaning
4 sensesDwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
resident in the city or in the country
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
He is our resident computer expert.
living in a particular place
Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
(obsolete)Fixed; stable; certain.
Examples
185 sentencesAll residents are invited.
Запрошуються всі мешканці. — deniko
Tom is a resident of Boston.
All residents are invited to attend.
Tom is a former resident of Boston.
You're still a resident of Boston, aren't you?
Origin
From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present parFrom Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“to sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént).
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Forms
more resident, most resident| Comparative | more resident Lesson |
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| Superlative | most resident Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- used of animals that do not migrate:nonmigratory
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form