abide

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Synonyms: abode, aide, bide, aside, abade, abyde, abime, amide, abida, abite, abidi

Antonyms: abode, aide, bide, aside, abade, abyde, abime, amide, abida, abite, abidi

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To endure without yielding; to [[withstand]]. {{defdate|from mid-12th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bear [[patiently]]. {{defdate|from late 15th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To pay for; to take the consequences of. {{defdate|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. {{defdate|mid-12th|mid-17th c.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=4}}</ref>
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To [[pause]]; to [[delay]]. {{defdate|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. {{defdate|from ca. 1150—1350}}<ref name=SOED/>
8. {{lb|en|intransitive|archaic}} To have one's [[abode]]. {{defdate|from ca. 1350—1470}}<ref name=SOED/>
9. {{lb|en|intransitive|archaic}} To endure; to [[remain]]; to last. {{defdate|from ca. 1350—1470}}<ref name=SOED/>
10. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To stand ready for; to await someone; watch for. {{defdate|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. {{defdate|from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
12. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To await [[submissive|submissively]]; accept without question; submit to. {{defdate|from ca. 1350—1470}}<ref name=SOED/>

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