take up residence

some place to make a residence of a place. Ed took up residence in a small efficiency apartment. It looks as if a family of mice has taken up residence in the cupboard.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cruz	KROOTH (Spanish), KROOS (Latin American Spanish), KROOSH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Boyd	BOID (English)	Scottish, English
Nita (1)	-	English
Kathleen	['kæθli:n]
Misi	-	Hungarian
Lolita	lo-LEE-tah	Spanish