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Meaning
Verb
●
To
endure
without
yielding
; to withstand.
●
To
bear
patiently.
●
To
pay for
; to
stand
the
consequences
of.
●
Used in a
phrasal verb
:
abide by
(“to
accept
and
act
in
accordance
with”).
●
To
wait
in expectation.
●
To
pause
; to delay.
●
In Scottish English:
To
stay
; to
continue
in a place; to
remain
stable
or
fixed
in some state or
condition
; to be left.
●
To have
one's
abode.
●
To
endure
; to
remain
; to last.
●
To
stand
ready
for; to
await
for someone
;
watch
for.
●
To
endure
or
undergo
a
hard
trial
or a
task
; to
stand up
under.
●
To
await
submissively
;
accept
without question
;
submit
to.
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Origin
abide
English
abiden
Middle English (1100-1500)
abidan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Resist
Persevere
Brook
Tolerate
Suffer
Atone
Stay
Wait
Dwell
Live
Reside
Await
Hold On
Answer For
Wait For
Put Up With
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Related
Comply
Obey
Adhere
Uphold
Conform
Enforce
Follow
Stick
Agree
Adhering
Respect
Accept
Govern
Violate
Disobey
Complying
Complied
Compliance
Swear
Behave
Adheres
Stand
Stay
Tolerate
Meet
Subscribe
Live
Impose
Apply
Understand
Complies
Prescribe
Live Up
Play By The Rules
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Rhymes
Ide
I'D
Tide
Ride
Side
Pied
Hyde
Dyed
Bide
Hide
Vide
Wide
Nide
Died
Spied
Slide
-Side
Imide
Pride
Aside
Bride
Chide
Clyde
Shied
Elide
Gride
Tride
Pride
Dried
Glide
Abide
Gnide
Shide
Guide
Snide
Allied
Beside
Reside
Inside
Belied
Unhide
Undyed
Espied
Betide
Beride
Sighed
Bechide
Applied
Cyanide
Confide
Replied
Refried
Provide
Preside
Outside
Implied
Thighed
Subside
Supplied
Bestride
Complied
Coincide
Statewide
Nationwide
Countrywide
Port Said
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
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