abide

verb

Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.

(transitive) To bear patiently.

(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.

(intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last.

(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.

(intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode.

(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation.

(intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay.

(transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.

(transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

(transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.

Synonyms for abide

bidev endurev toleratev stayv adherev sufferv standv remainv bearv perseverev dwellv accedev persistv

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