Meaning & Definition of Abide in English
English⟶
Abide
/əbaɪd/
verb
1. Dwell
- "You can stay with me while you are in town"
- "Stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
synonym:
- bide,
- abide,
- 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"
synonym:
- digest,
- endure,
- stick out,
- stomach,
- bear,
- stand,
- tolerate,
- support,
- brook,
- abide,
- suffer,
- put up
Examples of using
I cannot abide to see such cruelty.
How you can abide him?
You have to abide by the laws.