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1. (v.i.) abide
to remain; stay:
Abide with me.
2. abide
to have one's abode; dwell; reside.
3. abide
to continue in a particular condition; last; endure.
4. (v.t.) abide
to put up with; tolerate; stand:
I can't abide dishonesty!
5. abide
to endure or withstand without yielding:
to abide a vigorous onslaught.
6. abide
to wait for; await:
to abide the coming of the Lord.
7. abide
to accept without opposition or question:
to abide the verdict of the judge.
8. abide
abide by,
9. abide
to comply with; submit to:
to abide by the court's decision.
10. abide
to remain faithful to; keep:
to abide by a promise.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE ābīdan. See a -3, bide)
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| Definition of 'abide' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bide, abide, stay
dwell
"You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
2. (verb) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
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"
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| Definition of 'abide' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) abide
to wait; to pause; to delay
2. (verb) abide
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
3. (verb) abide
to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain
4. (verb) abide
to wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time
5. (verb) abide
to endure; to sustain; to submit to
6. (verb) abide
to bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with
7. (verb) abide
to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for
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Sense: to put up with; to tolerate
I can't abide noisy people.
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 Afrikaans: vat |
 Arabic: يَتَحَمَّل |
 Bulgarian: търп |
 Brazilian: tolerar |
 Czech: snášet, trpět |
 German: ausstehen |
 Danish: udstå; fordrage; tåle |
 Greek: ανέχομαι |
 Spanish: soportar, aguantar |
 Estonian: taluma |
 Farsi: تحمل کردن |
 Finnish: sietää |
 French: supporter |
 Hebrew: לִסְבּוֹל |
 Hindi: सहन करना |
 Croatian: podnositi |
 Hungarian: elvisel |
 Indonesian: membiarkan |
 Icelandic: þola |
 Italian: sopportare |
 Japanese: 我慢する |
 Korean: 참다, 견디다 |
 Lithuanian: pakęsti |
 Latvian: []ciest |
 Malay: tolak ansur |
 Dutch: uitstaan |
 Norwegian: utstå, fordra |
 Polish: znosić |
 Persian: تحمل کردن |
 Pashto: زغمل |
 Portuguese: tolerar |
 Romanian: a suporta |
 Russian: терпеть |
 Slovak: zniesť, strpieť |
 Slovenian: prenašati |
 Serbian: podnositi |
 Swedish: tåla |
 Thai: ทน |
 Turkish: tahammül etmek, katlanmak |
 Taiwanese: 忍受 |
 Ukrainian: зносити, терпіти |
 Urdu: سہنا ، برداشت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: chịu đựng |
 Chinese: 容忍 |
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