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| abide [ ə bd ] (3rd person present singular abides, present participle abiding, past and past participle abode [ ə bṓd ] or abided) |
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1. transitive verb tolerate something: to find somebody or something acceptable or bearable
  couldn't abide his superior attitude
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2. intransitive verb dwell: to live or reside in a place
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archaic
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3. transitive verb await something: to wait for somebody or something
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archaic
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4. transitive verb withstand something: to endure or withstand something
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archaic
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| [ Old English ābīdan 'wait for, expect' < bīdan 'wait' (see bide)] |
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| abidance noun |
| abider noun |
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