What is the meaning of abide?

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

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APA	WordNet. (2010). Abide. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/abide/definitions/1254271
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