take up residence

  • 1take up residence in — index lodge (reside), occupy (take possession) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2take up residence — index dwell (reside), inhabit, reside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3take up residence — start living in a particular place …

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  • 4residence — n. home, abode 1) to establish, take up residence 2) to change one s (place of) residence 3) one s legal; permanent residence state of being officially present 4) in residence (a poet in residence) * * * [ rezɪd(ə)ns] permanent residence take up… …

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  • 5take up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take up : present tense I/you/we/they take up he/she/it takes up present participle taking up past tense took up past participle taken up 1) to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest I… …

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  • 6residence — [[t]re̱zɪdəns[/t]] residences 1) N COUNT A residence is a house where people live. [FORMAL] The house is currently run as a country house hotel, but could easily convert back into a private residence... She travels constantly, moving among her… …

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  • 7residence — res|i|dence [ˈrezıdəns] n 1.) formal a house, especially a large or official one ▪ the ambassador s official residence 2.) [U] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time = ↑residency ▪ a residence permit… …

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  • 8residence — res|i|dence [ rezıdəns ] noun ** 1. ) count FORMAL a house or other place where someone lives, especially a large house used by an important person: the President s official residence The building is partly a museum and partly a private residence …

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  • 9residence */*/ — UK [ˈrezɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈrezɪdəns] noun Word forms residence : singular residence plural residences 1) [countable] formal a house or other place where someone lives, especially a large house used by an important person the President s official… …

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  • 10take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… …

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