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 abide abide /əˈbaɪd/

verb

  1. () [Archaic] Dwell  ( bide [Archaic] , abide [Archaic] , stay )
    dwell
     You can stay with me while you are in town
    You can stay with me while you are in town
     Stay a bit longer--the day is still young
    stay a bit longer--the day is still young
  2. () Put up with something or somebody unpleasant  ( digest , stick out , stomach , abide , brook , endure , put up , support , tolerate , bear , stand , suffer )
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
     I cannot bear his constant criticism
    I cannot bear his constant criticism
     The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
     He learned to tolerate the heat
    he learned to tolerate the heat
     She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
    She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage