The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
v. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at bear1.
v. To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord” ( Tennyson).
v. To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.
verb-intransitive. To remain in a place.
verb-intransitive. To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See Synonyms at stay1.
verb-intransitive. To dwell or sojourn.
idiom. abide by To conform to; comply with: abide by the rules; had to abide by the judge's decision.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb-intransitive. To wait; to pause; to delay.
verb-intransitive. To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.
verb-intransitive. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
v. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for.
v. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
v. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
v. To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To wait for; especially, to stand one's ground against.
To await; be in store for.
To endure or sustain; remain firm under.
To put up with; tolerate.
To encounter; undergo: in a jocular sense.
To have one's abode; dwell; reside.
To remain; continue to stay.
To continue in a certain condition; remain steadfast or faithful.
To wait; stop; delay.
To inhere; belong as an attribute or quality; have its seat.
To pay the price or penalty of; suffer for.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
v. dwell
Word Usage
"IV. iii.99 (330,4) [abide] To _abide_, here, must signify, to _sojourn_, to live for a time without a settled habitation."