Definition of abide

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Abide (v. t.) To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.

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Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide..
Abider :: Abider (n.) One who dwells; a resident.
Won :: Won (v. i.) To dwell or abide.
Indwell :: Indwell (v. t. & i.) To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.
Dwell :: Dwell (v. i.) To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside..
Live :: Live (v. i.) To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside.
Remain :: Remain (v. i.) To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last..
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..
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
Harbor :: Harbor (v. i.) To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor..
A- :: A- () A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. a- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English
Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.
Abit :: Abit () 3d sing. pres. of Abide.
Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
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.
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..
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
Inhabit :: Inhabit (v. i.) To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms..
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