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a·bide  (-bd)

v. a·bode (-bd) 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 bear¹.

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

3. To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.

v.intr.

1. To remain in a place.

2. To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See Synonyms at stay¹.

3. To dwell or sojourn.

Idiom:

abide by

To conform to; comply with: abide by the rules; had to abide by the judge's decision.

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

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a·bider n.

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abide

Verb

1. to tolerate: I can't abide stupid people

2. to last or exist for a long time: these instincts, while subdued in the individual, may abide in the race

3. abide by to act in accordance with: he must abide by the findings of the report

4. Archaic to live [Old English ābīdan, from a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait]

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.

verb 2. last, continue, remain, survive, carry on, endure, persist, keep on

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

Translations

abide [əˈbaɪd] vt I can't abide it/him → no lo/le puedo ver or aguantar;

to abide by vt fus → atenerse a

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abide [əˈbaɪd] vt → souffrir, supporter;

I can't abide it/him → je ne le supporte pas

abide by vt fus → observer, respecter

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abide [əˈbaɪd] vt I can't abide it/him → ich kann es/ihn nicht ausstehen

abide by abide vt fus → sich halten an +acc

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abide [əˈbaɪd] vt → sopportare

abide by vt fus → conformarsi a

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abide

v abide [əˈbaid]

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

aˈbide by

to act according to; to be faithful to They must abide by the rules of the game. gehoorsaam يَلْتَزِم، يَفِي بِ придържам се към dodržovat; být věrný rette sig efter; overholde; holde sig til sich halten an 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 준수하다 laikytis (ko) ievērot mematuhi zich houden aan holde seg til przestrzegać 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