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- Dictionaryabode/əˈbəʊd/
noun
- 1. a place of residence; a house or home: formal, literary "my humble abode"
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The meaning of ABODE is the place where one lives : home. How to use abode in a sentence.
the place where someone lives: humble abode humorous Welcome to my humble abode! no fixed abode UK formal The defendant is of no fixed abode (= has no permanent home). Please list your permanent address or, if you are a citizen of another county, the address of your habitual abode in this country.
Your abode is where you live. The Queen of England's abode may be far from humble, but it's the home where she rests her weary crown at the end of each day. Though it is often humble, as in, "Welcome to our humble abode," an abode is just a formal way of describing your home.
Abode definition: a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.. See examples of ABODE used in a sentence.
a home or permanent place to live: He voted to allow 50,000 Hong Kong families the right of abode in Britain. no fixed abode. used in legal cases to say that someone does not have a permanent address: Three men, all of no fixed abode, appeared in court charged with violent disorder.
1. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] Your abode is the place where you live. [formal] I went round the streets and found his new abode. Synonyms: home, house, quarters, lodging More Synonyms of abode. 2. See no fixed abode. 3. See right of abode.
Definition of abode noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.