abide
/əˈbaɪd/
Dictionary
verb
- To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.
"The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly."
- To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
- To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.
- To wait in expectation.
- To pause; to delay.
- To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
- To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.
- To endure; to remain; to last.
- To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
- To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
- To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.
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