Meaning abide
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abideOld English abidan, gebidan "remain, wait, wait for, delay, remain behind," from ge- completive prefix (denoting onward motion; see a- (1)) + bidan "bide, remain, wait, dwell" (see [..]
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abideTo accept without question; to act in accordance with.
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abide remain, make only a brief stay (Winter's Tale. 4.2); to face or encounter.
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abideabode or: abid·ed abid·ing : to accept without objection abide by : to act or behave in accordance with or in obedience to
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abide(v) dwell(v) put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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abidecommoror
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abide
Accept, comply or act in accordance.
(The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules.)
(intransitive,obsolete) To wait in expectation.Used in the negative form ' [..]
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