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Definition of "abide" []
- To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at bear1. (verb-transitive)
- To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord” ( Tennyson). (verb-transitive)
- To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat. (verb-transitive)
- To remain in a place. (verb-intransitive)
- To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See Synonyms at stay1. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "abide" in a sentence
- "IV. iii.99 (330,4) [abide] To _abide_, here, must signify, to _sojourn_, to live for a time without a settled habitation."
- "The tough part seems to come in knowing how to abide or what the word abide really means."
- "Corruption isn't everything: Americans can forgive rascals who manage to win -- look at Bill Clinton -- but what they cannot abide is losers."