abide
to remain; continue; stay: Abide with me.
to have one's abode; dwell; reside: to abide in a small Scottish village.
to continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship, etc.; last.
to put up with; tolerate; stand: I can't abide dishonesty!
to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding or submitting: to abide a vigorous onslaught.
to wait for; await: to abide the coming of the Lord.
to accept without opposition or question: to abide the verdict of the judges.
to pay the price or penalty of; suffer for.
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to: to abide by the court's decision.
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep: If you make a promise, abide by it.
Origin of abide
1Other words for abide
Other words from abide
- a·bid·er, noun
Words Nearby abide
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How to use abide in a sentence
North Korea must show it is serious and prepared to abide by its commitments, particularly concerning denuclearization.
To Free American Prisoners, America’s Top Spy Goes to North Korea | Shane Harris | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHuman happiness,” the Greek historian Herodotus once observed, “does not abide long in one place.
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay | Joel Kotkin | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut even for children struggling to care for elderly parents on their own want to abide by tradition.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone | Nina Strochlic | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBeyond the mental acuity needed to focus through the pain, the young woman must also abide by a strict diet.
Facial Tattoos: The Tribal Female Rite in Papua New Guinea | Brandon Presser | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBroussard was not the sort of man who could abide such defeat.
Lake Bacon: The Story of The Man Who Wanted Us to Eat Mississippi Hippos | Jon Mooallem | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
These redcoats move along social lines that don't look like much to a cowman; but once in the Force you must abide by them.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairAnd they constrained him, saying, "abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent."
His Last Week | William E. BartonAnd Asor shall be a habitation for dragons, desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, nor son of man inhabit it.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIt was not easy to give an answer; he could not abide her meetings, but he was at a loss for a decent excuse.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandHere is our nativity, and here have we the natural right to abide and be elevated through the measures of our own efforts.
British Dictionary definitions for abide
/ (əˈbaɪd) /
(tr) to tolerate; put up with
(tr) to accept or submit to; suffer: to abide the court's decision
(intr foll by by)
to comply (with): to abide by the decision
to remain faithful (to): to abide by your promise
(intr) to remain or continue
(intr) archaic to dwell
(tr) archaic to await in expectation
(tr) archaic to withstand or sustain; endure: to abide the onslaught
Origin of abide
1Derived forms of abide
- abidance, noun
- abider, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with abide
In addition to the idioms beginning with abide
- abide by
also see:
- can't stand (abide)
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