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whereabout
English
Etymology
where +? about
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???????ba?t/, /?w?????ba?t/
Adverb
whereabout (not comparable)
- (archaic) About which; concerning which.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- the object whereabout they are conversant
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- About where. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
- whereabouts
See also
whereabout From the web:
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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