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- Dictionaryabide/əˈbʌɪd/
verb
- 1. accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation): "I said I would abide by their decision"
- 2. be unable to tolerate (someone or something): informal "if there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline" Similar
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1. a. : to bear patiently : tolerate. cannot abide such bigots. b. : to endure without yielding : withstand. abide the onrush of the enemy. 2. : to wait for : await. I will abide the coming of my lord. Alfred Tennyson. 3. : to accept without objection. will abide your decision. intransitive verb.
ABIDE definition: 1. If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much: 2. to live or stay…. Learn more.
Definition of abide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
I can't abide dishonesty! Synonyms: support, brook, endure, bear. 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.
abide in British English. (əˈbaɪd ) verb Word forms: abides, abiding, abode or abided. 1. (transitive) to tolerate; put up with. 2. (transitive) to accept or submit to; suffer. to abide the court's decision. 3. (intransitive; foll by by)
1. ( tr) to tolerate; put up with. 2. ( tr) to accept or submit to; suffer: to abide the court's decision. 3. a. to comply (with): to abide by the decision. b. to remain faithful (to): to abide by your promise. 4. ( intr) to remain or continue. 5. ( intr) archaic to dwell. 6. ( tr) archaic to await in expectation.
a•bide (ə bīd′ ), v., a•bode or a•bid•ed, a•bid•ing. v.i. 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.;
