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   abide

   /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 toleratebearstandput up withenduresufferacceptcope withlive withbrooksupporttakecountenancefacehandleinformal:stickswallowstomachhackwear
   • 3. (of a feeling or memory) continue without fading or being lost: "at least one memory will abide" Similar continueremainsurvivelastpersiststayhold onlive onOpposite fadedisappear
   • ▪ live; dwell: archaic "many unskilful Men do abide in our City of London"

   Word Origin Old Englishābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan (see bide).

   Derivatives

   • 1. abidance noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   1. : to remain stable or fixed in a state. a love that abided with him all his days. 2. : to continue in a place : sojourn. will abide in the house of the Lord. abider noun.

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   ABIDE definition: 1. If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much: 2. to live or stay…. Learn more.

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   Abide definition: to remain; continue; stay. See examples of ABIDE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abideAbide - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   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."

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › abideAbide - definition of abide by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABIDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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)

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABIDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ABIDE meaning: 1. If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much: 2. to live or stay…. Learn more.