Abode
'eɪ.bəud
nounBeginner📊CommonAction
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Definitions
1
A house or place to live or stay in temporarily.
'eɪ.bəd
nounneutralBeginner
Action
a dwelling
The cabin in the woods was her favorite abode.
💡 Simply: A place where people live or stay.
More Examples
2
The old abode was replaced by a modern house.
How It's Used
Housing
"He built a beautiful abode for his family."
From Old English 'abod' meaning 'temporary dwelling' or 'building' which is related to 'bidan' meaning 'to bide, wait' or 'gebidan' meaning 'to abide, wait for' and from Proto-Germanic 'bodą' meaning 'to dwell' or 'to build' and from Proto-Indo-European 'bheid' meaning 'to split' or 'to divide'.
Used in medieval English texts to describe temporary lodgings.
Memory tip
Imagine a bird's nest, a temporary abode for birds.
Word Origin
LanguageEnglish
Original meaning
"To wait, abide or dwell"
humble abodeabode of comfort
Common misspellings
a bodeabudabot
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