Past tense of abide
irregular verb
The past tense of abide is abode or abided. The past participle is also abode or abided.
Forms of abide
| Base form (V1) | abide /əˈbaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | abode /əˈbəʊd/ abided /əˈbaɪd.əd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | abode /əˈbəʊd/ abided /əˈbaɪd.əd/ |
| Present participle | abiding /əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | abides /əˈbaɪds/ |
Abode and abided in a sentence
- Knott abode, in the large room set aside for his exclusive enjoyment, and that of his attendant.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
- They returned to their respective places of abode.From the entry respective
- To a man of honour a kick is noting, a blow is noting, de soul is de abode of glory, honour, pride.From the entry noting
- It shall be the haunt of jackals, an abode for ostriches.2018, Michael Coogan, Marc Brettler, Carol Newsom, The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha. From the entry haunt
- The Heavenly Sovereign made a progress to the abode of I-suke-yori-hime, and augustly slept (there) one night.2014, Kurt Singer, The Life of Ancient Japan, →ISBN. From the entry augustly
Meaning of abide
- verb To endure without yielding; to withstand.
- verb To bear patiently.
- verb To pay for; to take the consequences of.
Verbs like abide
Questions about the past tense of abide
- What is the past tense of abide?
- The past tense of abide is abode or abided.
- What is the past participle of abide?
- The past participle of abide is abode or abided.
- Is abide a regular or irregular verb?
- Abide is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abide (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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