stay; live, dwell; continue; tolerate, put up with; wait; comply, submit, obey, conform
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(v. t.)
To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
(v. t.)
To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
(v. t.)
To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
(v. t.)
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
(v. i.)
To wait; to pause; to delay.
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.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
abide
abidance \a*bid"ance\ (&?;), n. the state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with). the christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of palestine. a judicious abidance by rules. elps.
similar words(2)
abide by
to abide by
Origin
Henry Francis Lyte's hymn Abide with Me, traditionally sung at the English FA Cup Final.
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O, abide with me.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Henry Francis Lyte's hymn Abide with Me, traditionally sung at the English FA Cup Final.
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O, abide with me.
Verb
1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
(synonym) bide, stay
(hypernym) stay, stay on, continue, remain
(hyponym) visit
(derivation) residency, residence, abidance
(classification) archaism, archaicism
2. 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"
(synonym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, suffer, put up
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
(hyponym) accept, live with, swallow
(verb-group) suffer
(derivation) abidance
