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Word: abide (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • intransitive|obsolete To wait; to pause; to delay.
  • transitive|confused with ''aby'' "to pay for" To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
  • transitive|obsolete with a ''personal'' object To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I '''abide''' my time.
  • intransitive To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
  • intransitive 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.
  • transitive To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
  • transitive To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

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