Abide

Verb

 * 1)  To wait; to pause; to delay.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
 * 4)  To wait for, to be prepared for, to await, to watch for.
 * 5)  To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
 * 6)  To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
 * 7)  To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

Adverbs for Abide
faithfully; religiously;  staunchly;  temporarily;  permanently;  trustworthily;  stoutly; steadfastly; diligently; persistently; unabatingly;  deathlessly; enduringly; unfalteringly; firmly; constantly; assiduously.

Synonyms for Abide
live, stay, sojourn, inhabit, dwell, reside, tarry, stop, lodge, remain; bide, bear, endure, tolerate.

Antonyms for Abide
go, move, depart, leave, shun, resist, reject, despise.

Thesaurus
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

Related terms

 * abide by
 * abidest

Etymology
From abidan:. From a-: (intensive) + bidan:. See also the verb bide:.

Pronunciation

 * UK:

Translations

 * Bulgarian: пребивавам, оставам
 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Italian:, , ,
 * Malay: tinggal dalam, duduk
 * Norwegian: forbli
 * Spanish: ,


 * Bulgarian: чакам, очаквам
 * Dutch:
 * German: harren (with genitive)


 * Italian: ,
 * Norwegian: avvente


 * Bulgarian: търпя
 * Dutch: ,
 * German:


 * Italian: ,
 * Norwegian: holde ut
 * Spanish: quedar, permanecer


 * Bulgarian: толерирам
 * Dutch: tolereren, toelaten
 * French: ,
 * German: ausstehen


 * Italian: ,
 * Norwegian: tolerere
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,


 * : demorar
 * : ābīdan
 * : tồn tại, kéo dài, tôn trọng, giữ, tuân theo, chịu theo, trung thành với, ở, ngụ tại, chờ, chờ đợi, chịu đựng, chịu, chống đỡ được

Shorthand

 * Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - i - d
 * (Version: AnniversaryPre-Anniversary): a - b - i