'abide' definitions:
Definition of 'abide'
From: WordNet
verb
Dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, abide, stay]
verb
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "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" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]
Synonyms of 'abide'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide in,
- abide with,
- accede,
- accept,
- adhere,
- await,
- be big,
- be coextensive with,
- be comprised in,
- be constituted by,
- be contained in,
- be content with,
- be easy with,
- be present in,
- be still,
- bear,
- bear with,
- berth,
- bide,
- bide the issue,
- blink at,
- brave,
- brook,
- bunk,
- carry on,
- carry through,
- cease not,
- cleave,
- cling,
- coast,
- cohabit,
- condone,
- consent,
- consist in,
- continue,
- continue to be,
- dally,
- dawdle,
- defeat time,
- defy time,
- delay,
- dig,
- dillydally,
- disregard,
- domicile,
- domiciliate,
- doss down,
- drag on,
- dwell,
- dwell in,
- endure,
- exist,
- exist in,
- extend,
- freeze,
- go,
- go along,
- go on,
- hang about,
- hang around,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang out,
- hang tough,
- hold,
- hold everything,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold steady,
- hold your horses,
- ignore,
- inhabit,
- inhere in,
- jog on,
- judge not,
- keep,
- keep going,
- keep on,
- keep quiet,
- last,
- last long,
- last out,
- lean over backwards,
- lie in,
- lie still,
- linger,
- listen to reason,
- live,
- live on,
- live through,
- live with,
- lodge,
- loiter,
- lump,
- lump it,
- maintain,
- mark time,
- nest,
- never cease,
- not breathe,
- not stir,
- not write off,
- occupy,
- overlook,
- perch,
- perdure,
- perennate,
- persevere,
- persist,
- prevail,
- put up with,
- receive,
- remain,
- remain motionless,
- repose,
- repose in,
- reside,
- reside in,
- rest,
- rest in,
- room,
- roost,
- run,
- run on,
- see both sides,
- sit tight,
- sit up,
- sit up for,
- slog on,
- squat,
- stagger on,
- stand,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand for,
- stand still,
- stay,
- stay on,
- stay put,
- stay up,
- stay up for,
- stick,
- stick around,
- stick fast,
- stomach,
- subsist,
- subsist in,
- suffer,
- support,
- survive,
- suspend judgment,
- sustain,
- swallow,
- sweat,
- sweat it out,
- sweat out,
- take,
- take time,
- take up with,
- tarry,
- tenant,
- tide over,
- tolerate,
- tread water,
- view with indulgence,
- wait,
- wait a minute,
- wait and see,
- wait for,
- wait on,
- wait up for,
- watch,
- watch and wait,
- wear,
- wear well,
- wink at