abode

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /əˈboʊd/ UK /əˈbəʊd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a place of residence; a dwelling

They welcomed the weary traveller into their humble abode.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a place of residence; a... dwellingresidence home habitation domicile lodging quarters

Word family

Related forms abide abiding bide

Etymology

From Middle English abod, abade, a noun from abiden ('to abide, wait'), from Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain'), from ā- (intensive) + bīdan ('to bide'), of Germanic origin.

ābīdan Old English *bīdaną Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# abode

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈboʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbəʊd/

## Meanings
1. a place of residence; a dwelling

## Examples
- They welcomed the weary traveller into their humble abode.

## Synonyms
- dwelling
- residence
- home
- habitation
- domicile
- lodging
- quarters

## Related Forms
- abide
- abiding
- bide

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ābīdan
- Root: *bīdaną

## Etymology
From Middle English abod, abade, a noun from abiden ('to abide, wait'), from Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain'), from ā- (intensive) + bīdan ('to bide'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Abode is from Middle English abod, abade, a noun from abiden ('to abide, wait'), from Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain'), from ā- (intensive) + bīdan ('to bide'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include ābīdan (Old English) and *bīdaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a place of residence; a dwelling. The wider family includes related words such as abide, abiding, and bide.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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