abode

¹ American  

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of abode

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

Example Sentences

It feels almost like a scene from his new film, “The Christophers,” about an aging painter living in a similarly historic abode.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The oceanfront abode, which last changed hands in 1985, when it sold for just $1.3 million, has been on the market since July 2025, when it was listed with an asking price of $21 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

As of June 2025, images revealed that work on the project was nearly completed, suggesting that Kylie may have been preparing to move into her new abode full time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

It was a noisy and chaotic abode when I grew up there as the youngest of five siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Though I’ve been here a million times, I still can’t help but marvel at the Choi abode as it stretches into view.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer