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   A·bide

   /əˈbīd/

   

   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 toleratebearstandput up withenduresufferacceptcope withlive withbrooksupporttakecountenancefacehandleinformal:stickswallowstomachhackwear
   • 3. (of a feeling or memory) continue without fading or being lost: "at least one memory will abide" Similar continueremainsurvivelastpersiststayhold onlive onOpposite fadedisappear
   • ▪ live; dwell: archaic "many unskillful Men do abide in our City of London"

   Word Origin Old Englishābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan (see bide).

   Derivatives

   • 1. abidance noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does abide mean?

   • [intransitive] + adv./prep. (old use or formal) to stay or live in a place May joy and peace abide in us all. Definition of abide verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does abode mean?

   • In sense 2 abode is also used for the past tense and past participle. [transitive] can't/couldn't abide someone or something to dislike someone or something so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them synonym bear, stand I can't abide people with no sense of humor. He couldn't abide the thought of being cooped up in an office.

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   What does it mean to abide by the law?

   • The word ‘Abide’ means to follow, to accept, or to conform (to accept something without question). Workers will need to abide the manager’s decision. Abide traffic guidelines to avoid accidents. 2. ‘Abide’ also means to put up with, to tolerate, to suffer, or to bear someone or something.

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   Define abide. abide synonyms, abide pronunciation, abide translation, English dictionary definition of abide. v. a·bode or a·bid·ed , a·bid·ing , a·bides v. tr. 1. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at endure. 2. To wait patiently...

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