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abode

/əˈbəʊd/
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verb

  • To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.

    "The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly."

  • To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
  • To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.
  • To wait in expectation.
  • To pause; to delay.
  • To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
  • To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.
  • To endure; to remain; to last.
  • To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
  • To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
  • To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

noun

  • Act of waiting; delay.
  • Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
  • A residence, dwelling or habitation.

    "of no fixed abode"

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