a'bidance
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| —vb (foll by by) , abides, abiding, abode, abided | |
| 1. | (tr) to tolerate; put up with |
| 2. | (tr) to accept or submit to; suffer: to abide the court's decision |
| 3. | a. to comply (with): to abide by the decision |
| b. to remain faithful (to): to abide by your promise | |
| 4. | (intr) to remain or continue |
| 5. | archaic (intr) to dwell |
| 6. | archaic (tr) to await in expectation |
| 7. | archaic (tr) to withstand or sustain; endure: to abide the onslaught |
| [Old English ābīdan, from a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait, bide] | |
| a'bidance | |
| —n | |
| a'bider | |
| —n | |
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