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- abide |əˈbīd|
- verb
- 1 [ intrans. ] ( abide by) accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation) : I said I would abide by their decision.
- 2 [ trans. ] ( can/could not abide) informal be unable to tolerate (someone or something) : if there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline.
- 3 [ intrans. ] (of a feeling or a memory) continue without fading or being lost.
- • archaic live; dwell.
- ORIGIN Old English ābīdan [wait,] from ā- ‘onward’ + bīdan (see bide ).
- abode 1 |əˈbōd| |əˈboʊd| |əˈbəʊd|
- noun formal or poetic/literary
- a place of residence; a house or home : her current abode | humorous my humble abode.
- • residence : a place of abode.
- • archaic a stay; a sojourn.
- ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [act of waiting] ): verbal noun from abide .
- abode 2 |əˈboʊd|
- verb
- archaic past of abide .
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