Abide

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: a=bide

CIDE DICTIONARY

Abide, v. i. [AS. ābīdan; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + bīdan to bide. See Bide.].

•  To wait; to pause; to delay.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]
•  To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.  [1913 Webster]

  "Let the damsel abide with us a few days."  [1913 Webster]
•  To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.  [1913 Webster]

  "Let every man abide in the same calling."  [1913 Webster]

  "The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first."  [1913 Webster]

Abide, v. t. 

•  To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.  Tennyson.  [1913 Webster]

  "[[Obs.], with a personal object."  [1913 Webster]

  "Bonds and afflictions abide me."  [1913 Webster]
•  To endure; to sustain; to submit to.  [1913 Webster]

  "[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it."  [1913 Webster]
•  To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.  [1913 Webster]

  "She could not abide Master Shallow."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Abide, v. (past abided or rarely abode)
1 tr. (usu. in neg. or interrog.) tolerate, endure (can't abide him).
2 intr. (foll. by by) a act in accordance with (abide by the rules). b remain faithful to (a promise).
3 intr. archaic a remain, continue. b dwell.
4 tr. archaic sustain, endure.

Derivative

abidance n.

Etymology

OE abidan (as A-(2), bidan BIDE)

THESAURUS

Abide

abide in, abide with, accede, accept, adhere, await, be big, be coextensive with, be comprised in, be constituted by, be contained in, be content with, be easy with, be present in, be still, bear, bear with, berth, bide, bide the issue, blink at, brave, brook, bunk, carry on, carry through, cease not, cleave, cling, coast, cohabit, condone, consent, consist in, continue, continue to be, dally, dawdle, defeat time, defy time, delay, dig, dillydally, disregard, domicile, domiciliate, doss down, drag on, dwell, dwell in, endure, exist, exist in, extend, freeze, go, go along, go on, hang about, hang around, hang in, hang in there, hang out, hang tough, hold, hold everything, hold on, hold out, hold steady, hold your horses, ignore, inhabit, inhere in, jog on, judge not, keep, keep going, keep on, keep quiet, last, last long, last out, lean over backwards, lie in, lie still, linger, listen to reason, live, live on, live through, live with, lodge, loiter, lump, lump it, maintain, mark time, nest, never cease, not breathe, not stir, not write off, occupy, overlook, perch, perdure, perennate, persevere, persist, prevail, put up with, receive, remain, remain motionless, repose, repose in, reside, reside in, rest, rest in, room, roost, run, run on, see both sides, sit tight, sit up, sit up for, slog on, squat, stagger on, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand for, stand still, stay, stay on, stay put, stay up, stay up for, stick, stick around, stick fast, stomach, subsist, subsist in, suffer, support, survive, suspend judgment, sustain, swallow, sweat, sweat it out, sweat out, take, take time, take up with, tarry, tenant, tide over, tolerate, tread water, view with indulgence, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, wait for, wait on, wait up for, watch, watch and wait, wear, wear well, wink at

ROGET THESAURUS

Abide

Existence

VB exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay.

Diuturnity

VB last, endure, stand, remain, abide, continue, brave a thousand years, tarry, drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain, protract, prolong, spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out, temporize, gain time, make time, talk against time, outlast, outlive, survive, live to fight again.

Permanence

VB let alone, let be, let it be, persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest, stet (copy editing) hold, hold on, last, endure, bide, abide, aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast, subsist, live, outlive, survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good.

Continuance in action

VB continue, persist, go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on, abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course, carry on, keep up, sustain, uphold, hold up, keep on foot, follow up, perpetuate, maintain, preserve, harp upon, keep going, keep alive, keep the pot boiling, keep up the ball, keep up the good work, die in harness, die with one's boots on, hold on the even tenor of one's way, pursue the even tenor of one's way, let be, stare super antiquas vias, quieta non movere, let things take their course, stare decisis (Jurisprudence).

Feeling

VB feel, receive an impression, be impressed with, entertain feeling, harbor feeling, cherish feeling, respond, catch the flame, catch the infection, enter the spirit of, bear, suffer, support, sustain, endure, thole, aby, abide, experience, taste, prove, labor under, smart under, bear the brunt of, brave, stand, swell, glow, warm, flush, blush, change color, mantle, turn color, turn pale, turn red, turn black in the face, tingle, thrill, heave, pant, throb, palpitate, go pitapat, tremble, quiver, flutter, twitter, shake, be agitated, be excited, look blue, look black, wince, draw a deep breath, impress.

Inexcitability

VB be composed, laisser faire, laisser aller, take things easily, take things as they come, take it easy, rub on, live and let live, take easily, take cooly, take in good part, aequam servare mentem, bear the brunt, bear well, go through, support, endure, brave, disregard, tolerate, suffer, stand, bide, abide, aby, bear with, put up with, take up with, abide with, acquiesce, submit, submit with a good grace, resign oneself to, reconcile oneself to, brook, digest, eat, swallow, pocket, stomach, make light of, make the best of, make 'a virtue of necessity', put a good face on, keep one's countenance, check, check oneself, compose, appease (moderate), propitiate, repress, render insensible, overcome one's excitability, allay one's excitability, repress one's excitability, master one's feelings, make oneself easy, make one's mind easy, set one's mind at ease, set one's mind at rest, calm down, cool down, gentle, thaw, grow cool, be borne, be endured, go down.

Presence

VB exist in space, be present, assister, make one of, make one at, look on, attend, remain, find oneself, present oneself, show one's face, fall in the way of, occur in a place, lie, stand, occupy, be there, people, inhabit, dwell, reside, stay, sojourn, live, abide, lodge, nestle, roost, perch, take up one's abode, tenant, resort to, frequent, haunt, revisit, fill, pervade, permeate, be diffused, be disseminated, be through, over spread, overrun, run through, meet one at every turn.

Quiescence

VB be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.