abide
abide definition
abide (ə bīd′)
intransitive verb abode abode′ (ə bōd′) or abided abid′·ed, abiding abid′·ing
- to stand fast; remain; go on being
- Archaic to stay; reside (in or at)
Etymology: ME abiden < OE ābīdan < ā-, intens. + bīdan, bide
transitive verb
- to await
- to submit to; put up with
abide Idioms
abide by
- to live up to (a promise, agreement, etc.)
- to submit to and carry out (a rule, decision, etc.)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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