Thesaurus: abide

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1. v. i. To wait; to pause; to delay.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. i. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
4. v. t. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
5. v. t. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
6. v. t. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
7. v. t. To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
8. v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
9. To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.Dearly I abide that boast so vain. Milton.
10. v:100 v dwell v put up with something or somebody unpleasant