Synonyms and antonyms of To live, stay or work in a particular place in British Thesaurus

couch surfing (noun)

the activity of travelling around and staying without paying in the homes of people you have met through the Internet

sleep over ()

to sleep at someone else’s house for one night

stay the night/stay overnight ()

to remain in a place as a guest or visitor for one night

live (verb)

to have your home in a particular place

arrive (verb)

to come to a place in order to live there permanently

settle down ()

to begin to live a quieter life by getting married or staying permanently in a place

come from ()

to have your home in a particular place

inhabit (verb)

to live in a particular place

settle (verb)

to go and live permanently in a particular place

reside (verb)

formal to live in a particular place

abide (verb)

an old word meaning ‘to stay or live somewhere’

back (adverb)

used for talking about a place where you live or work or used to live or work when you are in a different place

be domiciled in (formal)

formal to be living in a particular place

bide (verb)

an old word meaning ‘to stay in a place’

board (verb)

to live at another person’s house in a room that you pay for

board (verb)

education to live at school with other students during the part of the year that you go to lessons

board out ()

to arrange for a person or animal to stay with someone who is paid to look after them for a period of time

camp (verb)

to stay outside a place until you get what you want

camp out ()

to stay in a place without the furniture and equipment that you normally have

down/up/over etc someone’s way ()

in the area where someone lives, works etc

dwell (verb)

literary to live somewhere

house-sit (verb)

to live in someone’s house in order to look after it while they are away

in residence (formal)

formal living somewhere

late of ()

if someone is late of a place or organization, they recently lived or worked there but do not live or work there now

live in ()

to live at the place where you work or study

live out ()

to not live at the place where you work or study

lodge (verb)

to live somewhere temporarily, usually paying rent to live in someone else’s house, or to provide someone with a place to live

move in ()

to start living in a different house or flat

move in ()

to start living in the same place as someone else

occupy (verb)

if someone occupies a room, building, area of land, seat, bed, or other place during a period of time, they use it

outstay/overstay your welcome ()

to stay at a place for longer than people want

overnight (verb)

to stay somewhere for the night

overstay (verb)

to stay in a place longer than you should

overwinter (verb)

to spend the winter somewhere

people (verb)

to be the people who exist in a place, situation, or period of time

populate (verb)

if a group of people or animals populate an area, they live there

put down roots ()

to become a part of the community where you live by making friends and taking part in local activities

put up (old-fashioned)

old-fashioned to stay for a short time in a place that is not your home

rattle around ()

to live or work in a place in which you have a lot more space than you need

resident (adjective)

formal living in a particular place

residential (adjective)

involving living at the place where you are working, studying, or being looked after

settle (verb)

to go to live in a place that does not have many people, and start to make it into a community

set up camp ()

to put your possessions or equipment in a particular place so that you can live, work, or spend a lot of time there

set up house/home ()

to begin living in a particular place or with a particular person

set up/pitch camp ()

to stay outside somewhere and refuse to leave

shack up ()

to live or stay in a place for a short time

squat (verb)

to live in a place without permission and without paying the owner

stay (noun)

a limited period of time that you live somewhere

stay (verb)

to live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor

stay out ()

to remain out of your home for a period of time

stop (verb)

Britishspoken to stay at someone’s house for a short time

stop out ()

to not come home at night

take up residence (formal)

formal to start living somewhere

winter (verb)

to spend the winter in a particular place