Abode

English

Noun

Abode (plural Abodes)

1. (rare outside fixed expressions) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
2. (formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation.
3. (obsolete) An omen.

Verb

abode

1. Simple past tense and past participle of abide.
2. Abode (third-person singular simple present Abodes, present participle aboding, simple past and past participle aboded) (transitive) (obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage.
3. Abode (third-person singular simple present Abodes, present participle aboding, simple past and past participle aboded) (intransitive) (obsolete) To be ominous.

Adjectives for Abode

lonely; peaceful; august; blissful; ancient; eternal; Elysian; sheltered; inaccessible; dolorous; lasting; obscure; desolate; ancestral; claustral; comfortless; indispensable; serene; fit; fixed; permanent; primitive; sequestered; sybaritic; transient; immortal; ramshackle; dreadful; disconcerting; abandoned; secure; blest; troglodytic; unostentatious; luxurious; phantasmal; damp; dreary; perilous; abhorred; melancholy; mean; soft; eremitic; dread.

Verbs for Abode

choose -; disdain -; make - with; retire to -; seek -; take up -; welcome to -.

Synonyms for Abode

residence, quarters, lodging, dwelling, habitation, house, home.

Thesaurus

abiding; accommodation; area; bearings; bench mark; billet; cohabitation; commorancy; diggings; digs; district; domicile; dwelling; emplacement; habitancy; habitation; hole; home; house; inhabitancy; inhabitation; inhabiting; latitude and longitude; lieu; living; locale; locality; location; locus; lodging; nesting; occupancy; occupation; pinpoint; place; placement; point; position; quarters; region; residence; residency; residing; site; situation; situs; sojourning; spot; squatting; staying; staying over; stead; stopping; tenancy; whereabout; whereabouts

Alternative forms

• abood (obsolete)

Derived terms

• abodement
• aboding

See also

• dwelling

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbəʊd/

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• Rhymes: -əʊd

Etymology 1

From Old English abad, abood, from abiden (“to abide”). See abide. For the change of vowel, compare abode, imp. of abide.

Etymology 2

From a- + bode

Translations

obsolete: act of waiting

Dutch: wachten (nl) Finnish: viivytys (fi)

German: Verweilen (de) n., Warten (de) n. Russian: задержка (ru) (zad'éržka) f., промедление (ru) (prom'edl'énije) n.

stay or continuance in a place; sojourn

Bulgarian: местопребиваване (bg) Dutch: verblijf (nl) n., woonstee (nl) f. Finnish: oleskelu (fi)

German: Aufenthalt (de) m. Russian: пребывание (ru) (pr'ebyvánije) n. Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh (gd) f.

slightly dated: residence

Bulgarian: жилище (bg) Dutch: woonstee (nl) f., verblijf (nl), onderkomen (nl) n. Finnish: asunto (fi) German: Bleibe (de) f., Wohnung (de) f. Polish: n, f

Russian: жилище (ru) (žilíš'e) n., обиталище (ru) (obitáliš'e) n., обитель (ru) (obít'el') f. Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh (gd) f. Serbo-Croatian: obitavalište (sh), nastan (sh) Spanish: morada (es) f., residencia (es) f., vivienda (es) f. Swedish: boning (sv) c., hemvist (sv) c., vistelse (sv) c. French: demeure Vietnamese: nơi ở, sự ở lại, sự lưu lại

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