abode

¹

[uh-bohd]

noun

1. a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.

2. an extended stay in a place; sojourn.

abode

²

[uh-bohd]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of abide.

abode

¹

/ əˈbəʊd /

noun

1. a place in which one lives; one's home

abode

²

/ əˈbəʊd /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of abide

Word History and Origins

Origin of abode¹

1200–50; Middle English abood a waiting, delay, stay; akin to abide

Word History and Origins

Origin of abode¹

C17: n formed from _abide

Example Sentences

Mr Khan, of no fixed abode, has denied making a threat to kill.

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The two own several homes across the U.S. as well as luxurious abodes in Europe and Australia.

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The famous abode, originally built in 1959 with late modernist architecture, was renovated decades after “The Brady Bunch” ended in 1974.

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Mr Oliver, of no fixed abode, has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at the city's crown court on 14 October.

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Martin Lowry, of no fixed abode, appeared before Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Saturday charged with murder and possession of a blade or point.

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