English

Etymology
From Old English abidan|�bīdan. From a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait. See to bide.

Pronunciation
UK: IPA|/��baɪd/
a|US IPA|/��b�jd/
audio|en-us-abide.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪd|-aɪd

Verb
en-verb|abides|abiding|abode or abided|abode, abided, or (rare), abidden

1. context|intransitive|obsolete To wait; to pause; to delay.
2. intransitive To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.

#* Let the damsel abide with us a few days - Genesis 24:55

1. intransitive To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.

#* Let every man abide in the same calling - 1 Corinthians 7:20

1. context|transitive|obsolete with a personal object To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.

#* I will abide the coming of my lord - Tennyson
#* Bonds and afflictions abide me - Acts 20:23

1. transitive To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

#*[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it - Tennyson

1. transitive To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.

#* She could not abide Master Shallow - Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 2, III-ii

1. context|transitive|confused with aby "to pay for" To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

#* Dearly I abide that boast so vain - Milton

Quotations
"The Dude abides." Jeff Bridges, from "The Big Lebowski" a Cohen Brothers move.

Related terms
abide by

Translations
trans-top|to dwell
Dutch: verblijven, wonen
French: demeurer
German: weilen
Norwegian: forbli
trans-mid
Spanish: habitar, demorar
Italian: vivere, abitare, risiedere, dimorare
Malay: tinggal dalam, duduk
trans-bottom

trans-top|to await
Dutch: afwachten
German: harren (with genitive)
trans-mid
Norwegian: avvente
Italian: aspettare, attendere
trans-bottom

trans-top|to endure
Dutch: ondergaan, verdragen
German: aushalten
trans-mid
Norwegian: holde ut
Italian: sopportare, tollerare
trans-bottom

trans-top|to tolerate
Dutch: tolereren, toelaten
French: tolérer, supporter
German: ausstehen
Norwegian: tolerere
trans-mid
Portuguese: suportar
Spanish: tolerar, soportar
Italian: sopportare, tollerare
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Interlingua: demorar
ttbc|Old English: abidan|�bīdan
ttbc|Vietnamese: t�n tại, kéo dài, tôn tr�ng, giữ, tuân theo, ch�u theo, trung thành v�i, �, ngụ tại, ch�, ch� �ợi, ch�u �ựng, ch�u, ch�ng �ỡ �ược

Shorthand

Category:English irregular verbs

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