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- Dictionaryabide/əˈbʌɪd/
verb
- 1. accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation): "I said I would abide by their decision"
- 2. be unable to tolerate (someone or something): informal "if there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline" Similar
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ABIDE definition: 1. If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much: 2. to live or stay…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2012 · 1. a. : to bear patiently : tolerate. cannot abide such bigots. b. : to endure without yielding : withstand. abide the onrush of the enemy. 2. : to wait for : await. I will abide the coming of my lord. Alfred Tennyson. 3. : to accept without objection. will abide your decision. intransitive verb.
to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding or submitting: to abide a vigorous onslaught. to wait for; await: to abide the coming of the Lord. to accept without opposition or question: to abide the verdict of the judges. to pay the price or penalty of; suffer for. verb phrase. to act in accord with. to submit to; agree to:
Abide means "to be able to live with or put up with." If you can't abide with something, it means you can't stand it. If you can abide it, it means you can live with it. An old definition of abide is "to live" — think of abode, as in "dwelling." If you abide by the rules, it means you live with them, and you will follow them.
ABIDE meaning: 1. If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much: 2. to live or stay…. Learn more.
1. ( tr) to tolerate; put up with. 2. ( tr) to accept or submit to; suffer: to abide the court's decision. 3. a. to comply (with): to abide by the decision. b. to remain faithful (to): to abide by your promise. 4. ( intr) to remain or continue. 5. ( intr) archaic to dwell. 6. ( tr) archaic to await in expectation.
Definition of abide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
