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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.

—Verb phrase

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

Related forms:

a⋅bid⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. tarry. 2. live. 3. persevere, endure. 4. bear, endure, brook; support.

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a·bide (ə-bīd')

v. a·bode (ə-bōd') or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing, a·bides

v. tr.

To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at bear¹.
To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson).
To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.

v. intr.

To remain in a place.
To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See Synonyms at stay¹.
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.

A dwelling place; a home.
The act of abiding; a sojourn.

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

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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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