abode
pronunciation
How to pronounce abode in British English:
UK [əˈbəʊd]
How to pronounce abode in American English:
US [əˈboʊd]
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- Noun:
- any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
- housing that someone is living in
Word Origin
- abode
- abode: see bide
- abode (n.)
- mid-13c., "action of waiting," verbal noun identical with Old English abad, past participle of abiden "to abide" (see abide), used as a verbal noun. The present-to-preterite vowel change is consistent with an Old English class I strong verb (ride/rode, etc.). Meaning "habitual residence" is first attested 1570s.
Example
- 1. Russia has taken a patch next to kensington palace in west london , the preferred abode of its oligarchs .
- 2. During the earthquake their house fell with a crash , so that they had to find a new abode .
- 3. If your abode has a certain charm and you 're willing to put in marketing hours , you can transform unused space into a monthly moneymaker .
- 4. The reason that the value of first family 's abode is doing so well has a lot to do with the neighborhood it 's in and the resilience it has shown the past several years .