Recent Examples on the WebThe chalet-style abode was built in 2006 after the land was acquired for $7 million in September 2003, according to The Denver Post.—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024 My neighbor’s tenant sometimes smokes weed outside his abode, and the smell drifts into my yard.—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abode
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English abade, abode, from bade, bode "stay, delay" (going back to Old English bād "expectation, period of waiting," probably going back to Germanic *baiđ-, noun derivative from the base of *bīđ- "wait, bide") crossed with abiden "to abide"
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