abode Definition

abide
verb abided, abode, abiding

1. To put up with or tolerate someone or something.

Example: We cannot abide dishonesty
Thesaurus: submit to, tolerate, suffer, bear, put up with.
intr
2. old use
To remain.
Thesaurus: remain, continue, keep on, persevere, endure.
intr
3. old use
To live (in a specified place).
Thesaurus: lodge, stay , room (US), sojourn, reside, dwell.
4. old use
To wait for something or someone.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon abidan.

Phrasal Verb: abide by something

To follow, stay faithful to or obey (a decision, rule, etc).

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abode¹
noun

formal:
1. The house or place where one lives; a dwelling.

Thesaurus: domicile, habitat, home, house, dwelling, quarters, residence, lodging.

Idiom: of no fixed abode

(rit)
Having no regular home or address.

Etymology: 17c in this sense; 13c as abade, meaning ‘a wait or delay': from abide.

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abode² past tense, past participle ofabide