abide
Use Abide in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to remain; continue; stay: Abide with me.
2.
to have one's abode; dwell; reside: to abide in a small Scottish village.
3.
to continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship, etc.; last.
verb (used with object)
4.
to put up with; tolerate; stand: I can't abide dishonesty!
5.
to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding or submitting: to abide a vigorous onslaught.
6.
to wait for; await: to abide the coming of the Lord.
7.
to accept without opposition or question: to abide the verdict of the judges.
8.
to pay the price or penalty of; suffer for.
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abide by,
a.
to act in accord with.
b.
to submit to; agree to: to abide by the court's decision.
c.
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep: If you make a promise, abide by it.
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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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
abide
O.E. abidan, gebidan "remain," from ge- completive prefix (denoting onward motion; see a- (1)) + bidan "bide, remain, wait, dwell" (see bide). Originally intransitive (with genitive of the object: we abidon his "we waited for him"); transitive sense
emerged in M.E. Meaning "to put up with" (now usually negative) first recorded 1520s. The historical conjugation is abide, abode, abidden, but the modern formation is now generally weak.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
abide
In addition to the idioms beginning with abide, also see can't stand (abide).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The fish must be coaxed into that state without losing its essence, or the dude will not abide.
And if they care about a well-functioning democracy, they ought to abide by this principle even if others do not.
By then the right-wingers were gone, and the intellectuals chose to remake the emptiness rather than abide with the many.
Commentators who cannot abide her frosty pragmatism eagerly predict her demise whenever she faces setbacks.
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