1 N‑UNCOUNT Someone's residency in a particular place, especially in a country, is the fact that they live there or that they are officially allowed to live there. □ He applied for British residency.
2 N‑COUNT A doctor's residency is the period of specialized training in a hospital that he or she receives after leaving university. [AM ] □ He completed his pediatric residency at Stanford University Hospital.
resi|dent ◆◆◇ /re z I dənt/ (residents )
1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] The residents of a house or area are the people who live there. □ …building low-cost homes for local residents.
2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] Someone who is resident in a country or a town lives there. □ [+ in ] He moved to Belgium to live with his son, who had been resident in Brussels since 1997.
3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A resident doctor or teacher lives in the place where he or she works. [BRIT ] □ The morning after your arrival, you meet with the resident physician.
4 N‑COUNT A resident or a resident doctor is a doctor who is receiving a period of specialized training in a hospital after leaving university. [AM ] SYNONYMS resident NOUN 1
inhabitant: …the inhabitants of Glasgow.
citizen: …American citizens.
native: Dr Aubin is a native of St Blaise.
householder: Millions of householders are eligible to claim council tax benefit.
resi|den|tial /re z I de nʃ ə l/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A residential area contains houses rather than offices or factories. □ …a smart residential area.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A residential institution is one where people live while they are studying there or being cared for there. □ Training involves a two-year residential course. □ …a residential home for children with disabilities.
re si|dents' as|so|cia|tion (residents' associations ) N‑COUNT A residents' association is an organization of people who live in a particular area. Residents' associations have meetings and take action to make the area more pleasant to live in.
re|sid|ual /r I z I dʒuəl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Residual is used to describe what remains of something when most of it has gone. □ …residual radiation from nuclear weapons testing.
resi|due /re z I djuː, [AM ] -duː/ (residues ) N‑COUNT A residue of something is a small amount that remains after most of it has gone. □ Always using the same shampoo means that a residue can build up on the hair.
re|sign ◆◇◇ /r I za I n/ (resigns , resigning , resigned )
1 VERB If you resign from a job or position, you formally announce that you are leaving it. □ [V ] A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job. □ [V n] Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
2 VERB If you resign yourself to an unpleasant situation or fact, you accept it because you realize that you cannot change it. □ [V pron-refl + to ] Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat.
3 → see also resigned
res|ig|na|tion ◆◇◇ /re z I gne I ʃ ə n/ (resignations )
1 N‑VAR [usu with poss] Your resignation is a formal statement of your intention to leave a job or position. □ Mr Morgan has offered his resignation and it has been accepted. □ …his letter of resignation.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Resignation is the acceptance of an unpleasant situation or fact because you realize that you cannot change it. □ He sighed with profound resignation.
re|signed /r I za I nd/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are resigned to an unpleasant situation or fact, you accept it without complaining because you realize that you cannot change it. □ [+ to ] He is resigned to the noise and mess.
re|sili|ent /r I z I liənt/
1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Something that is resilient is strong and not easily damaged by being hit, stretched, or squeezed. □ …an armchair of some resilient plastic material. ● re|sili|ence N‑UNCOUNT □ Do your muscles have the strength and resilience that they should have?
2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] People and things that are resilient are able to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events. □ When the U.S. stock market collapsed in October 1987, the Japanese stock market was the most resilient. ● re|sili|ence N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the resilience of human beings to fight after they've been attacked.
res|in /re z I n/ (resins )
1 N‑VAR Resin is a sticky substance that is produced by some trees. □ The resin from which the oil is extracted comes from a small, tough tree.
2 N‑VAR Resin is a substance that is produced chemically and used to make plastics.
res|in|ous /re z I nəs/ ADJ Something that is resinous is like resin or contains resin. □ Propolis is a hard resinous substance made by bees from the juices of plants.
re|sist ◆◇◇ /r I z I st/ (resists , resisting , resisted )
1 VERB If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. □ [V n/v-ing] The Chancellor warned employers to resist demands for high pay increases. □ [V n] They resisted our attempts to modernize the distribution of books.
2 VERB If you resist someone or resist an attack by them, you fight back against them. □ [V n] The man was shot outside his house as he tried to resist arrest. □ [V ] When she had attempted to cut his nails he resisted.
3 VERB [oft with neg] If you resist doing something, or resist the temptation to do it, you stop yourself from doing it although you would like to do it. □ [V n] Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone. [Also V v-ing]