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 phrases
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: before 1000;Middle Englishabiden,Old Englishābīdan; cognate with Old High Germanirbītan await, Gothicusbeisns expectation, patience. See a-3, bide
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.
abiding
late 14c., "enduring," prp. adj. from abide (q.v.)