abide
11abide — 1 *stay, wait, remain, tarry, linger Analogous words: dwell, *reside, live, sojourn, lodge: *stick, cleave, cling, adhere Antonyms: depart Contrasted words: *go, leave, quit: *move, remove, shift …
12abide by — verb 1. act in accordance with someone s rules, commands, or wishes (Freq. 2) He complied with my instructions You must comply or else! Follow these simple rules abide by the rules • Syn: ↑comply, ↑follow …
13abide — [c]/əˈbaɪd / (say uh buyd) verb (abided or, Archaic, abode /əˈboʊd / (say uh bohd), abiding) –verb (t) 1. to put up with; tolerate: *There were a thousand trainees in the intake but I was among the select handful of those whose aspect he couldn t …
14abide — abider, n. /euh buyd /, v., abode or abided, abiding. v.i. 1. to remain; continue; stay: Abide with me. 2. to have one s abode; dwell; reside: to abide in a small Scottish village. 3. to continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship …
15abide — a•bide [[t]əˈbaɪd[/t]] v. a•bode a•bid•ed, a•bid•ing 1) to remain; stay: Abide with me[/ex] 2) to have one s abode; dwell; reside 3) to continue in a particular condition; last; endure 4) to put up with; tolerate; stand: I can t abide… …
16abide — v. (d; intr.) 1) to abide by ( to agree to. obey ) (we must abide by her decision) 2) (obsol. and formal) (d; intr.) ( to stay ) to abide with * * * [ə baɪd] (obsol. and formal) (d; intr.) ( to stay ) to abide with (d; intr.) to abide by (we must …
17abide — a|bide [əˈbaıd] v [: Old English; Origin: abidan, from bidan; BIDE] 1.) sb can t abide sb/sth used to say that someone dislikes something or someone very much ▪ I can t abide that man he s so self satisfied. 2.) past tense abode [əˈbəud US… …
18abide — a|bide [ ə baıd ] verb intransitive an old word meaning to stay or live somewhere can t abide something to dislike something very much. It is more usual to say that you can t stand something: I can t abide their chatter. a bide ,by phrasal verb… …
19abide — [[t]əba͟ɪd[/t]] abides, abiding, abided PHRASE: with brd neg If you can t abide someone or something, you dislike them very much. → See also , law abiding I can t abide people who can t make up their minds... She couldn t abide his success.… …
20abide — verb 1 can t abide to dislike something or someone very much because you think they are very annoying: I can t abide that man he s so self satisfied. 2 past tense also abode (intransitive always + adv/prep) old fashioned to live somewhere abide… …
