Recent Examples on the WebAnd Airbnb knows this and is offering fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — stay in Carl and Ellie’s charming abode for a night.—Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024 And, lastly, the abode is also right down the street from the one-time home of Nancy Sinatra, which sold for $3 million in October.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 May 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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