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a·bide
(ə-bīd′)v. a·bode (ə-bōd′) or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing, a·bides
v.tr.
1. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at endure.
2. To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson).
v.intr.
Idiom: 1. To remain in a place: "I'll call upon you straight. Abide within" (Shakespeare).
2. To continue in existence; endure: "I have decided my life can't be about absence, what I don't have, what does not abide, and the rich grief it brings" (Amy Benson).
3. To dwell or reside.
abide by
To conform to; comply with: abide by the rules.
[Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan : ā-, intensive pref. + bīdan, to remain; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bid′er n.
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abide
(əˈbaɪd)vb, abides, abiding, abode or abided
1. (tr) to tolerate; put up with
2. (tr) to accept or submit to; suffer: to abide the court's decision.
3.
a. to comply (with): to abide by the decision.
b. to remain faithful (to): to abide by your promise.
4. (intr) to remain or continue
5. (intr) archaic to dwell
6. (tr) archaic to await in expectation
7. (tr) archaic to withstand or sustain; endure: to abide the onslaught.
[Old English ābīdan, from a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait, bide]
aˈbidance n
aˈbider n
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a•bide
(əˈbaɪd)v. a•bode a•bid•ed, a•bid•ing. v.i.
1. to remain; stay: Abide with me.
2. to have one's abode; dwell; reside.
3. to continue in a particular condition; last; endure.
v.t. 4. to put up with; tolerate; stand: I can't abide dishonesty!
5. to endure or withstand without yielding: to abide a vigorous onslaught.
6. to wait for; await: to abide the coming of the Lord.
7. to accept without opposition or question: to abide the verdict of the judge.
8. abide by,
a. to comply with; submit to: to abide by the court's decision.
b. to remain faithful to; keep: to abide by a promise.
a•bid′er, n.
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abide
Past participle: abided/abode
Gerund: abiding
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| Verb | 1. |  abide - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" |
| 2. |  abide - 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"live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
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abide
verb
abide by something obey, follow, agree to, carry out, observe, fulfil, stand by, act on, comply with, hold to, heed, submit to, conform to, keep to, adhere to, mind They have got to abide by the rules.
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abide
verb1. To put up with:
accept, bear, brook, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand.
Informal: lump.
Idioms: take it, take it lying down.
2. To continue to be in a place:
Informal: stick around.
Idiom: stay put.
4. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time:
abide by
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Translations
يَتَحَمَّل
snášettrpět
fordragetåleudstå
òola
laikytispakęsti
ciest
katlanmaktahammül etmek
abide
[əˈbaɪd] (abode or abided (pt, pp))A. VT (neg only) → aguantar, soportar
I can't abide him → no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo puedo ver
I can't abide a coward → aborrezco los cobardes
I can't abide tea → me da asco el té
I can't abide him → no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo puedo ver
I can't abide a coward → aborrezco los cobardes
I can't abide tea → me da asco el té
B. VI (o.f.) (= dwell) → morar; (= stay) → permanecer, continuar
abide by VI + PREP [+ rules] → atenerse a, obrar de acuerdo con; [+ promise] → cumplir con; [+ decision] → respetar, atenerse a; [+ rules of competition] → ajustarse a, aceptar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abide
[əˈbaɪd] vt (= stand) [+ person, behaviour] → souffrir, supporterI can't abide it → je ne peux pas le supporter
I can't abide him → je ne peux pas le supporter, je ne peux pas le souffrir
can't abide doing sth
I can't abide living here → Je ne supporte pas de vivre ici.
abide by
vt fus (= respect) [+ rules, law, decision, terms] → respecterCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
abide
vt
(usu neg, interrog) (= tolerate) → ausstehen; (= endure) → aushalten; I cannot abide living here → ich kann es nicht aushalten, hier zu leben
(liter: = wait for) → harren (+gen) (liter)
vi (old: = remain, live) → weilen (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
abide
[əˈbaɪd] (abided (pt, pp)) vt (only neg) → sopportare, soffrireI can't abide him → non lo posso soffrire or sopportare
abide by vi + prep (rules) → conformarsi a, attenersi a; (consequences) → accettare; (promise) → tener fede a, rispettare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abide
(əˈbaid) verb to put up with; to tolerate. I can't abide noisy people.
aˈbide by – past tense, past participle aˈbided – to act according to; to be faithful to. They must abide by the rules of the game.
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