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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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Jun 2, 2012 · 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.
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 meaning: 1. If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much: 2. to live or stay…. Learn more.
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.
If you can't abide with something, it means you can't stand it. If you can abide it, it means you can live with it. An old definition of abide is "to live" — think of abode , as in "dwelling."
