abide (əˈbaɪd
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: abides, abiding, abode, abided
- (tr) to tolerate; put up with
- (tr) to accept or submit to; suffer ⇒
to abide the court's decision
- (intr) foll by by
- to comply (with) ⇒
to abide by the decision
- to remain faithful (to) ⇒
to abide by your promise
- to comply (with) ⇒
- (intr) to remain or continue
- (intr) archaic to dwell
- (tr) archaic to await in expectation
- (tr) archaic to withstand or sustain; endure ⇒
to abide the onslaught
Alternative Forms
aˈbidance noun aˈbider nounWord Origin
Old English ābīdan, from a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait, bideUsage examples
She should have known that such fears must never be forgotten and do not abide by the rules of time.
, Loaded Questions (1985)He promised to abide by the court ruling, a dramatic shift for the vhp.
India Today (2002)In the first week, each women has to abide by the original homemaker's house rules; in the second week, she makes up her own damn rules.
Globe and Mail (2003)The UN wants the warring parties to abide by a 1994 peace agreement it brokered.
Glasgow Herald (2002)O virginity, you abide forever in the chorus of the company of heaven!
, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)