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• past participle of abide.
• past tense form of abide.

abode

¹ American  

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /

noun

• abodes
  plural

1. 

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

2. an extended stay in a place; sojourn.

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abode ² American  

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /

verb

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

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abode ¹ British  

/ əˈbəʊd /

noun

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

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abode ² British  

/ əˈbəʊd /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of abide

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• abodes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of abode

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

Explanation

Your abode is where you live. The Queen of England's abode may be far from humble, but it's the home where she rests her weary crown at the end of each day. Though it is often humble, as in, "Welcome to our humble abode," an abode is just a formal way of describing your home. A British solicitor (lawyer) would also use the word abode to describe his office, and if he worked from his home the word would cover both his work and his residence. Interestingly, if you were to substitute the o in the middle of the word for a c, you'd have the first five letters of the alphabet — abcde.

Example Sentences

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The listing noted that the existing property was expanded by DeMille in 1920, when he acquired a neighboring abode that was once home to Charlie Chaplin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Despite selling their Tarzana abode to Osaka in February 2022, the couple later realized that the home is truly where their hearts are.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

She picked up one abode in 2017 for just under $10 million but sold that off just three years later, having renovated the home extensively before deciding to put it back on the market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Pop icon Selena Gomez has officially offloaded her sprawling Encino abode for $5.399 million—four months after listing the property and shortly after picking up a $35 million marital mansion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

He just stands there looking at me until, finally, he extends his hand as if reluctantly welcoming me to his humble abode.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

In 2020, the mother and daughter duo were understood to have bought adjacent abodes in the exclusive neighborhood, with Kris paying $20 million for her piece of the property pie.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

We know that no matter how many abodes David cycles through, he is unlikely to ever find one that fits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Advocates see the conversions as a better use for weathered abodes that have been blighted by time and negligence, sustainably preserving the homes while serving the economic needs of the neighborhood.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

When people took sick, their temperatures rose and caused the body lice to seek more hospitable abodes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos