take up residence

verb

To begin living in a place.

“After moving to London, I took up residence in a two-bedroom flat.”

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Meanings

verbtake up residence (third-person singular simple present takes up residence, present participle taking up residence, simple past took up residence, past participle taken up residence)

present singular third person takes up residence · participle present taking up residence · past took up residence · participle past taken up residence

  1. To begin living in a place.

    After moving to London, I took up residence in a two-bedroom flat.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take up residence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20up%20residence.

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