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 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

Patrón co-founder John Paul DeJoria’s roughly 3,600-square-foot, three-bedroom abode sits among multiple ponds on Kiholo Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The final result was a near picture-perfect replica of the Brady abode: the floating staircase, the groovy orange kitchen counters, even the famous vase destroyed by a stray basketball during a famous episode.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The trial is just the latest in a long line of controversies to blight the once-revered abode, which is currently owned by developer Steven “Bo” Belmont, CEO of “real estate crowdfunding firm” Belwood Investments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

They seemed to be carved out of huge blocks of stone, immovable, and yet they were aware: some dreadful spirit of evil vigilance abode in them.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien