abider

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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