| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·bide |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -b d |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: a·bode (-b d) or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing, a·bides
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See synonyms at bear1. 2. To wait patiently for: “I will abide the coming of my lord” (Tennyson). 3. To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To remain in a place. 2. To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See synonyms at stay1. 3. To dwell or sojourn. | | IDIOM: | abide by To conform to; comply with: abide by the rules; had to abide by the judge's decision. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English abiden, from Old English  bdan : -, intensive pref. + bdan, to remain; see bheidh- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·bider —NOUN
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