abode
abode · abodes · aboded · aboding
To bode; to foreshow; to presageTo bode; to foreshow; to presage.
UK/əˈbəʊd/US/əˈboʊd/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, transitive)To bode; to foreshow; to presage.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be ominous.
Examples
20 sentencesOrigin
From an alteration (with bode) of Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old EnglishFrom an alteration (with bode) of Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old English ābēodan (“to command, proclaim”), from a- + bēodan (“to command, proclaim”). Superficial analysis is a- + bode (“presage, portend, announce”).
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Forms
abodes, aboding, aboded, abodedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.