Definition of abide

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Abide (v. t.) To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time..

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Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) 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..
Make :: Make (v. t.) To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc..
Indwell :: Indwell (v. t. & i.) To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.
Inhabit :: Inhabit (v. i.) To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
Lie :: Lie (adj.) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall..
Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Harbor :: Harbor (v. i.) To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor..
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance..
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms..
Wone :: Wone (a.) To dwell; to abide.
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach..
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for..
Abit :: Abit () 3d sing. pres. of Abide.
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
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