abode

CEFRC2

/əˈbəʊd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where someone lives; a home.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A residence, dwelling or habitation.

Examples

  • I bid thee a happy voyage to thine abode.

  • What do you think of our new abode?

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈboʊd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.

  2. Act of waiting; delay.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of abide

More examples

In context

  • of no fixed abode

  • humble abode

  • Vpon his Courser set the louely lode, / And with her fled away without abode.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After living in a tent, they finally moved into a permanent blank near the river.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English abod, abad, from Old English *ābād, related to ābīdan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.