abiding
Use Abiding in a sentence
dɪŋ adjective
continuing without change; enduring; steadfast: an abiding faith.
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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)
Verb phrases 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.
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.
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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 | |
| abiding (əˈbaɪdɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| permanent; enduring: an abiding belief | |
| a'bidingly | |
| —adv | |
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Britons seem to have an abiding faith in the existence of an implicit floor under house prices.
We have always prided ourselves on abiding by our own principles regardless of what anyone else was doing.
Multiyear effort aims to protect workers, law-abiding employers against industry noncompliance.
Worse, an incredible range of useful, law-abiding sites can be blacklisted under these proposals.
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