Abide

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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
  • Verb Form
    abidden    abided    abides    abiding    abode   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    abode   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stay    dwell    sojourn    continue    remain    await    endure    sustain    tolerate    tarry   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Clyde    Eid    Hyde    Outside    Pride    Ride    Stateside    allied    alongside    applied   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    residence    dwell    haunt    habitation    eternal    lodge    dwelling    apartment    profound    retreat