abide

English

/əˈbaɪd/, /əˈbaɪd/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.
  • (transitive) To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
  • (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.
  • (intransitive) To wait in expectation.
  • (intransitive) To pause; to delay.
  • (intransitive) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
  • (intransitive) To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.
  • (intransitive) To endure; to remain; to last.
  • (transitive) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
  • (transitive) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
  • (transitive) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English abiden inherited from Old English ābīdan (wait, delay, survive, await, abide, remain behind, remain, expect, wait for) inherited from Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną (tolerate, expect, await) prefix from English bide root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeydʰ-

Gloss

persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain

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