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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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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.
ABIDE definition: 1. If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much: 2. to live or stay…. Learn more.
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.
Abide means "to be able to live with or put up with." 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."
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)
Abide definition: to remain; continue; stay. See examples of ABIDE used in a sentence.
Definition of abide verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ABIDE meaning: 1 : to accept or bear (someone or something bad, unpleasant, etc.) usually used in negative constructions; 2 : to stay or live somewhere.
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