abide

a·bide

 (ə-bīd′)

v. a·bode (ə-bōd′) or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing, a·bides

v.tr.

1. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at endure.

2. To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson).

v.intr.

1. To remain in a place: "I'll call upon you straight. Abide within" (Shakespeare).

2. To continue in existence; endure: "I have decided my life can't be about absence, what I don't have, what does not abide, and the rich grief it brings" (Amy Benson).

3. To dwell or reside.

Idiom:

abide by

To conform to; comply with: abide by the rules.

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[Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan : ā-, intensive pref. + bīdan, to remain; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·bid′er n.

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abide

(əˈbaɪd)

vb, abides, abiding, abode or abided

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

7. (tr) archaic to withstand or sustain; endure: to abide the onslaught.

[Old English ābīdan, from a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait, bide]

aˈbidance n

aˈbider n

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a•bide

(əˈbaɪd)

v. a•bode a•bid•ed, a•bid•ing. v.i.

1. to remain; stay: Abide with me.

2. to have one's abode; dwell; reside.

3. to continue in a particular condition; last; endure.

v.t.

4. to put up with; tolerate; stand: I can't abide dishonesty!

5. to endure or withstand without yielding: to abide a vigorous onslaught.

6. to wait for; await: to abide the coming of the Lord.

7. to accept without opposition or question: to abide the verdict of the judge.

8. abide by,

a. to comply with; submit to: to abide by the court's decision.

b. to remain faithful to; keep: to abide by a promise.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English ābīdan. See a-³, bide]

a•bid′er, n.

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abide

Past participle: abided/abode
Gerund: abiding

Imperative

abide

abide

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abide - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" bide, stay archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" outstay, overstay - stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" stay on, remain, stay, continue - continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
	2.	abide - 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" brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, bear, stick out, digest, put up, suffer, stand, support live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

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abide

verb

1. tolerate, suffer, accept, bear, endure, brook, hack (slang), put up with, take, stand, stomach, thole (Scot.) I can't abide people who can't make up their minds.

2. last, continue, remain, survive, carry on, endure, persist, keep on to make moral judgements on the basis of what is eternal and abides

abide by something obey, follow, agree to, carry out, observe, fulfil, stand by, act on, comply with, hold to, heed, submit to, conform to, keep to, adhere to, mind They have got to abide by the rules.

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abide

verb

1. To put up with:

accept, bear, brook, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand.

Informal: lump.

Idioms: take it, take it lying down.

2. To continue to be in a place:

bide, linger, remain, stay, tarry, wait.

Informal: stick around.

Idiom: stay put.

3. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:

bide, linger, pause, stay, tarry, wait.

4. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time:

continue, endure, go on, hold out, last, persist, remain, stay.

5. To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period:

domicile, dwell, house, live, reside.

phrasal verb
abide by

To act in conformity with:

adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, keep, mind, obey, observe.

Idiom: toe the line.

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Translations

يَتَحَمَّل

snášettrpět

fordragetåleudstå

ausstehenerwartenverweilen

permanecer

accomplirassurerdemeurerendurerobéir

òola

attenersi asopportare

laikytispakęsti

ciest

fordrautstå

katlanmaktahammül etmek

容忍

abide

[əˈbaɪd] (abode or abided (pt, pp))

A. VT (neg only) → aguantar, soportar
I can't abide him → no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo puedo ver
I can't abide a coward → aborrezco los cobardes
I can't abide tea → me da asco el té

B. VI (o.f.) (= dwell) → morar; (= stay) → permanecer, continuar

abide by VI + PREP [+ rules] → atenerse a, obrar de acuerdo con; [+ promise] → cumplir con; [+ decision] → respetar, atenerse a; [+ rules of competition] → ajustarse a, aceptar

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abide

[əˈbaɪd] vt (= stand) [+ person, behaviour] → souffrir, supporter
I can't abide it → je ne peux pas le supporter
I can't abide him → je ne peux pas le supporter, je ne peux pas le souffrir
can't abide doing sth
I can't abide living here → Je ne supporte pas de vivre ici.

abide by

vt fus (= respect) [+ rules, law, decision, terms] → respecter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

abide

vt

(usu neg, interrog) (= tolerate) → ausstehen; (= endure) → aushalten; I cannot abide living here → ich kann es nicht aushalten, hier zu leben

(liter: = wait for) → harren (+gen) (liter)

vi (old: = remain, live) → weilen (geh)

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abide

[əˈbaɪd] (abided (pt, pp)) vt (only neg) → sopportare, soffrire
I can't abide him → non lo posso soffrire or sopportare

abide by vi + prep (rules) → conformarsi a, attenersi a; (consequences) → accettare; (promise) → tener fede a, rispettare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

abide

(əˈbaid) verb

to put up with; to tolerate. I can't abide noisy people. vat يَتَحَمَّل търп tolerar snášet, trpět ausstehen udstå; fordrage; tåle ανέχομαιsoportar, aguantar taluma تحمل کردن sietää supporter לִסְבּוֹל सहन करना podnositi elvisel membiarkan þola sopportare 我慢する 참다, 견디다 pakęsti []ciest tolak ansur uitstaanutstå, fordraznosić زغمل tolerar a suporta терпеть zniesť, strpieť prenašati podnositi tåla ทน tahammül etmek, katlanmak 忍受 зносити, терпіти سہنا ، برداشت کرنا chịu đựng 容忍

aˈbide by – past tense, past participle aˈbided

– to act according to; to be faithful to. They must abide by the rules of the game. gehoorsaam يَلْتَزِم، يَفِي بِ придържам се към sujeitar-se a dodržovat; být věrný sich halten an rette sig efter; overholde; holde sig til συμμορφώνομαι προς, τηρώ atenerse a, aceptar kinni pidama پیروی کردن از؛ وفادار بودن به noudattaa se conformer (à) לִהיוֹת נֶאֵמָן पालन करना pridržavati se kitart vmi mellett mematuhi fara eftir, lúta tener fede a, rispettare ～に従う 지키다, 준수하다 laikytis (ko) ievērot mematuhi zich houden aanholde seg tilprzestrzegać خبره منل، وفادار اوسيدل sujeitar-se a a respecta придерживаться dodržať, byť verný niečomu ravnati se (po) povinovati se följa, stå fast vid ยอมปฎิบัติตาม uymak, itaat etmek 遵守 дотримуватися, залишатися вірним پابند ہونا ، تعمیل کرنا tuân theo 遵守

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