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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Abide \A*bide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abode, formerly Abid;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding.] [AS. [=a]b[=i]dan; pref. [=a]-
     (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b[=i]dan to
     bide. See Bide.]
     1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let the damsel abide with us a few days. --Gen.
                                                    xxiv. 55.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to
        continue; to remain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let every man abide in the same calling. --1 Cor.
                                                    vii. 20.
        [1913 Webster] Followed by by:
  
     To abide by.
        (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by
                  what he said at first.            --Fielding.
            [1913 Webster]
        (b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a
            decision or an award.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Abide \A*bide"\, v. t.
     1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for;
        as, I abide my time. ``I will abide the coming of my
        lord.'' --Tennyson.
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     Note: [[Obs.], with a personal object.
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                 Bonds and afflictions abide me.    --Acts xx. 23.
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     2. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it. --Tennyson.
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     3. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
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              She could not abide Master Shallow.   --Shak.
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     4.
  
     Note: [Confused with aby to pay for. See Aby.] To stand the
           consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 Dearly I abide that boast so vain. --Milton.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Abide \A*bide"\, v. t.
     1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for;
        as, I abide my time. ``I will abide the coming of my
        lord.'' --Tennyson.
  
     Note: [[Obs.], with a personal object.
  
                 Bonds and afflictions abide me.    --Acts xx. 23.
  
     2. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
  
              [Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it. --Tennyson.
  
     3. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
  
              She could not abide Master Shallow.   --Shak.
  
     4.
  
     Note: [Confused with aby to pay for. See Aby.] To stand the
           consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
  
                 Dearly I abide that boast so vain. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Abide \A*bide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abode, formerly Abid;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding.] [AS. [=a]b[=i]dan; pref. [=a]-
     (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b[=i]dan to
     bide. See Bide.]
     1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     2. 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.
  
              Let the damsel abide with us a few days. --Gen.
                                                    xxiv. 55.
  
     3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to
        continue; to remain.
  
              Let every man abide in the same calling. --1 Cor.
                                                    vii. 20.
        Followed by by:
  
     To abide by.
        (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.
  
                  The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by
                  what he said at first.            --Fielding.
        (b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a
            decision or an award.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  abide
       v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a
            bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, stay]
       2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
          his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure
          a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate
          the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable
          marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach,
           bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, suffer,
           put up]
       [also: abode]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abide
     Αγγλικά vb.
     τηρώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abide
     Turkish alt.
     1 something of monumental importance
     2 monument
     Turkish n.
     1 something of monumental importance
     2 monument
     Turkish n.
     (inflection of tr abi  loc s)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. (from
  mid-12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive) To bear patiently. (from late 15th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. (from
  late 16th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 (used in phrasal verbs lang=en abide by t=to accept and act in
  accordance with)
     5 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To wait in expectation.  mid-12th
  mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=4)</ref>
     6 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To pause; to delay. (from ca.
  1150—1350 to mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     7 (lb en intransitive archaic Scotland) To stay; to continue in a
  place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
  (from ca. 1150—1350)<ref name=SOED/>
     8 (lb en intransitive archaic) To have one's abode. (from ca.
  1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     9 (lb en intransitive archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. (from
  ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     10 (lb en transitive archaic) To stand ready for; to await for
  someone; watch for. (from early 12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     11 (lb en transitive obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a
  task; to stand up under. (from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     12 (lb en transitive archaic) To await submissive; accept without
  question; submit to. (from ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  abide
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. (from
  mid-12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive) To bear patiently. (from late 15th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. (from
  late 16th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 (used in phrasal verbs lang=en abide by t=to accept and act in
  accordance with)
     5 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To wait in expectation.  mid-12th
  mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=4)</ref>
     6 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To pause; to delay. (from ca.
  1150—1350 to mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     7 (lb en intransitive archaic Scotland) To stay; to continue in a
  place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
  (from ca. 1150—1350)<ref name=SOED/>
     8 (lb en intransitive archaic) To have one's abode. (from ca.
  1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     9 (lb en intransitive archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. (from
  ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     10 (lb en transitive archaic) To stand ready for; to await for
  someone; watch for. (from early 12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     11 (lb en transitive obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a
  task; to stand up under. (from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     12 (lb en transitive archaic) To await submissive; accept without
  question; submit to. (from ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  abide
     Turkish alt.
     1 something of monumental importance
     2 monument
     Turkish n.
     1 something of monumental importance
     2 monument
     Turkish n.
     (inflection of tr abi  loc s)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. (from
  mid-12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive) To bear patiently. (from late 15th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. (from
  late 16th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 (used in phrasal verbs lang=en abide by t=to accept and act in
  accordance with)
     5 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To wait in expectation.  mid-12th
  mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=4)</ref>
     6 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To pause; to delay. (from ca.
  1150—1350 to mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     7 (lb en intransitive archaic Scotland) To stay; to continue in a
  place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
  (from ca. 1150—1350)<ref name=SOED/>
     8 (lb en intransitive archaic) To have one's abode. (from ca.
  1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     9 (lb en intransitive archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. (from
  ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     10 (lb en transitive archaic) To stand ready for; to await for
  someone; watch for. (from early 12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     11 (lb en transitive obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a
  task; to stand up under. (from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     12 (lb en transitive archaic) To await submissive; accept without
  question; submit to. (from ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  abide
     Turkish alt.
     1 something of monumental importance
     2 monument
     Turkish n.
     1 something of monumental importance
     2 monument
     Turkish n.
     (inflection of tr abi  loc s)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. (from
  mid-12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive) To bear patiently. (from late 15th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. (from
  late 16th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 (used in phrasal verbs lang=en abide by t=to accept and act in
  accordance with)
     5 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To wait in expectation.  mid-12th
  mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=4)</ref>
     6 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To pause; to delay. (from ca.
  1150—1350 to mid-17th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     7 (lb en intransitive archaic Scotland) To stay; to continue in a
  place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
  (from ca. 1150—1350)<ref name=SOED/>
     8 (lb en intransitive archaic) To have one's abode. (from ca.
  1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     9 (lb en intransitive archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. (from
  ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     10 (lb en transitive archaic) To stand ready for; to await for
  someone; watch for. (from early 12th c.)<ref name=SOED/>
     11 (lb en transitive obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a
  task; to stand up under. (from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     12 (lb en transitive archaic) To await submissive; accept without
  question; submit to. (from ca. 1350—1470)<ref name=SOED/>

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abide
     Englanti vb.
     1 ('''abide by''') noudattaa, pitää kiinni jostakin, pitäytyä
     2 (vanha) kestää (jokin); (''kielteisissä ilmauksissa'') sietää,
  kestää (jotakuta, jotakin)
     3 pysyä, jäädä, kestää (tunteesta, muistosta yms.)
     4 (vanha: k=en) asua, asustaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abide
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) vänta, bida
     2 vistas, dväljas, stanna, bo
     3 tåla, stå ut med
     4 hålla sig till, stå för

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  abide /ɐbˈaɪd/
  1. verwag, wag, wag vir
  2. staan, uithou
  3. afwag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Abide /ɐbˈaɪd/
  1. يقيم
  2. يثبت

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  abide //əˈbaɪd// 
  1. толерирам
  bear patiently; tolerate
  2. оставам, пребивавам
  dwell
  3. търпя
  endure without yielding
  4. чакам, очаквам
  wait in expectation