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a⋅bode

1[uh-bohd]
–noun
1. a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
2. an extended stay in a place; sojourn.

Origin:
1200–50; ME abood a waiting, delay, stay; akin to abide

a⋅bode

2[uh-bohd]
–verb
a pt. and pp. of abide.

a⋅bide

[uh-bahyd] verb, a⋅bode or a⋅bid⋅ed, a⋅bid⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to remain; continue; stay: Abide with me.
2. to have one's abode; dwell; reside: to abide in a small Scottish village.
3. to continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship, etc.; last.
–verb (used with object)
4. to put up with; tolerate; stand: I can't abide dishonesty!
5. to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding or submitting: to abide a vigorous onslaught.
6. to wait for; await: to abide the coming of the Lord.
7. to accept without opposition or question: to abide the verdict of the judges.
8. to pay the price or penalty of; suffer for.
9. abide by,
a. to act in accord with.
b. to submit to; agree to: to abide by the court's decision.
c. to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep: If you make a promise, abide by it.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME abiden, OE ābīdan; c. OHG irbītan await, Goth usbeisns expectation, patience. See a- 3 , bide


a⋅bid⋅er, noun


1. tarry. 2. live. 3. persevere, endure. 4. bear, endure, brook; support.
a·bide   (ə-bīd')   
v.   a·bode (ə-bōd') or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing, a·bides

v.   tr.
  1. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at bear1.
  2. To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson).
  3. To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.
v.   intr.
  1. To remain in a place.
  2. To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See Synonyms at stay1.
  3. To dwell or sojourn.

[Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan : ā-, intensive pref. + bīdan, to remain; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bid'er n.
a·bode   (ə-bōd')   
v.  A past tense and a past participle of abide.
n.  
  1. A dwelling place; a home.
  2. The act of abiding; a sojourn.

[Middle English abod, home, from abiden, to wait; see abide.]

Abode

A*bode"\, pret. of Abide.

Abode

A*bode"\, n. [OE. abad, abood, fr. abiden to abide. See Abide. For the change of vowel, cf. abode, imp. of abide.]

1. Act of waiting; delay. [Obs.] --Shak.

And with her fled away without abode. --Spenser.

2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.

He waxeth at your abode here. --Fielding.

3. Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.

Come, let me lead you to our poor abode. --Wordsworth.

Abode

A*bode"\, n. [See Bode, v. t.] An omen. [Obs.]

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

Abode

A*bode"\, v. t. To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.] --Shak.

Abode

A*bode"\, v. i. To be ominous. [Obs.] --Dryden.

abode 
1250, "action of waiting," from O.E. abad, pp. of abiden "to abide" (see abide), used as a verbal noun. The present-to-preterite vowel change is consistent with an O.E. class I strong verb (ride/rode, etc.). Meaning "habitual residence" is first attested 1576.

Main Entry: abode
past and past participle of ABIDE
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