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a⋅bide

  [uh-bahyd] verb, a⋅bode or a⋅bid⋅ed, a⋅bid⋅ing.
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.
—Verb phrase
9. 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.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME abiden, OE ābīdan; c. OHG irbītan await, Goth usbeisns expectation, patience. See a- 3 , bide

Related forms:
a⋅bid⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. tarry. 2. live. 3. persevere, endure. 4. bear, endure, brook; support.
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a·bide   (ə-bīd')   
v.   a·bode (ə-bōd') or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing, a·bides

v.   tr.
  1. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at bear1.
  2. To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson).
  3. To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.
v.   intr.
  1. To remain in a place.
  2. To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See Synonyms at stay1.
  3. To dwell or sojourn.

[Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan : ā-, intensive pref. + bīdan, to remain; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bid'er n.
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Abide

A*bide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abode, formerly Abid; p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding.] [AS. [=a]b[=i]dan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b[=i]dan to bide. See Bide.]

1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. 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.

Let the damsel abide with us a few days. --Gen. xxiv. 55.

3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.

Let every man abide in the same calling. --1 Cor. vii. 20. Followed by by:

To abide by. (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.

The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first. --Fielding. (b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a decision or an award.

Abide

A*bide"\, v. t. 1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time. "I will abide the coming of my lord." --Tennyson.

Note: [[Obs.], with a personal object.

Bonds and afflictions abide me. --Acts xx. 23.

2. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it. --Tennyson.

3. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.

She could not abide Master Shallow. --Shak.

4.

Note: [Confused with aby to pay for. See Aby.] To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

Dearly I abide that boast so vain. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : abide
Spanish: soportar, aguantar,
German: ausstehen,
Japanese: 我慢する
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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 1526. The historical conjugation is abide, abode, abidden, but the modern formation is now generally weak.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: abide
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: abode or abid·ed; abid·ing
: to accept without objection—abide by : to act or behave in accordance with or in obedience to
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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abide

In addition to the idioms beginning with abide, also see can't stand (abide).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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