Etymology : Middle English, from Old English AbIdan, from A-, perfective prefix + bIdan to bide; akin to Old High German ir-, perfective prefix
Pronunciation : &-'bId
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. dwelling place, residence; extended stay in one place. 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.].
2. act of waiting; delay. [obs.] and with her fled away without abode.
3. stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. he waxeth at your abode here.
4. place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation. come, let me lead you to our poor abode.abode \a*bode"\, n. [see:
bode, v. t.] an omen. [obs.] high-thundering juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes.abode \a*bode"\, v. t. to bode; to foreshow. [obs.]abode \a*bode"\, v. i. to be ominous. [obs.]abode n.
5. the address where a person lives; "it is his legal place of residence" [syn: residence].
6. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile, habitation, dwelling house].
7. pret. of Abide.
8. Act of waiting; delay.
9. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
10. Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
11. An omen.
12. To bode; to foreshow.
13. To be ominous.
14. To wait; to pause; to delay.
15. To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.
16. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
17. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
18. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
19. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
20. To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
21. 1. Your abode is the place where you live. I went round the streets and found his new abode.
22. If someone has no fixed abode, they are homeless. 30 per cent of psychiatric hospital beds are occupied by people of no fixed abode. the past tense of abide.