abode Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
residence.
- a person can have several residences
noun housing that someone is living in
dwelling house; dwelling; domicile; habitation; home.
- he built a modest dwelling near the pond
- they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
verb dwell
bide; abide; stay.
- You can stay with me while you are in town
- stay a bit longer--the day is still young
verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; brook; support; put up; tolerate; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

OE. abad, abood, fr. abiden to abide. See Abide. For the change of vowel, cf. abode, imp. of abide.

Act of waiting; delay. Obs. Shak.
And with her fled away without abode. Spenser.
Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
He waxeth at your abode here. Fielding.
Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
Come, let me lead you to our poor abode. Wordsworth.

See Bode, v. t.

An omen. Obs.
High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. Chapman.