abide

[a·bide]

Abide means to be able to live with, or stand. If you can't abide with something, it means you can't stand it. If you can abide it, it means you can live with it.

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To wait; to pause; to delay.

Verb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

Verb
dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

v. i.
To wait; to pause; to delay.

v. i.
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.

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

v. t.
To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.

v. t.
To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

v. t.
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.

v. t.
To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

Abide

A*bide" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abode , formerly Abid; p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding .] [AS. 'beb'c6dan; pref. 'be- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b'c6dan 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.

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

Let every man abide in the same calling.

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.

(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. [[Obs.], with a personal object.

Bonds and afflictions abide me.

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

[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it.

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

She could not abide Master Shallow.

4. [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.

To wait; to pause; to delay.

To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.

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Usage Examples

The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.

If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner or by momentarily resigning the game or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him.

I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I like to abide by the seasons and let the natural flavor in food speak for itself. I use quick cooking techniques of high heat with very little fat, such as quick saute or wok stir-frying.

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.