Abide

Quick meaning: Abide is a verb meaning (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.

Meaning

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To bear patiently.
2. (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
3. Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay.
6. (intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
7. (intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode.

Example Sentences

By God sir. I will not abide another toe.

The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.

If it be found ſo, ſome will deere abide it.

Neuer neuer: ſhe would alwayes ſay ſhee could not abide M[aster] Shallow.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for abide

Depending on context, synonyms include resist, persevere, astand, carry on, continue, endure.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bide, brook, endure, stay, tolerate, stand.

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