noun · neutral
resident
/ˈrɛzɪdənt/RES·i·dent
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a person who lives somewhere permanently or for a long time
Examples
“Many residents complained about the noise from the new club.”
“A resident of the building must display a parking permit.”
“Local residents organised a cleanup of the park.”
Band 8 sentence
“Long‑term residents often have valuable insights into which community services are most needed.”
Collocations
- long-term resident
- resident of
- local residents
Word family
resident nounreside verbresidence noun
Common mistakes
I am resident here since 2010.→I have been a resident here since 2010.
many resident→many residents
Say it for a higher band
5person→6inhabitant→7+resident
Synonyms
inhabitant
local
Easily confused
inhabitant
“The island's inhabitants rely mainly on fishing.”
tenant
“The tenants of the building pay rent monthly.”
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