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abode
English
Alternative forms
- abood (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??b??d/
- (US) IPA(key): /??bo?d/, [???bo??d??]
- Rhymes: -??d
Etymology 1
From Middle English abod, abad, from Old English ?b?d, first person past singular indicative of ?b?dan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.
Noun
abode (plural abodes)
- (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]
- (dated or law) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.]
- (formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:abode
Translations
Verb
abode
- simple past tense and past participle of abide
Etymology 2
From an alteration (with bode) of Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old English ?b?odan (“to command, proclaim”), from a- + b?odan (“to command, proclaim”). Superficial analysis is a- +? bode (“presage, portend, announce”).
Noun
abode (plural abodes)
- (obsolete) An omen; a foretelling. [Attested from the late 16th century to the late 17th century.]
Translations
Verb
abode (third-person singular simple present abodes, present participle aboding, simple past and past participle aboded)
- (transitive, obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage. [Attested from the late 16th century to the mid 17th century.]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be ominous. [Attested from the mid 17th century to the late 17th century.]
Derived terms
See also
- dwelling
References
Anagrams
- EABOD, adobe, boaed
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building
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?l.d??/
- Rhymes: -?ld??
- Hyphenation: build?ing
Etymology 1
From Middle English bildyng, buildyng, buyldyng, byldyng, bulding, beldyng, equivalent to build +? -ing.
Noun
building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)
- (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
- Synonym: construction
- (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
- Synonyms: edifice; see also Thesaurus:building
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- building on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
See build
Verb
building
- present participle of build
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English building.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bil.di?/
Noun
building m (plural buildings)
- tower, skyscraper (tall building)
- Synonyms: gratte-ciel, tour
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