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Synonyms for abide
əˈbaɪdabide

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. abide

    To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

    Synonyms:
    anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

    Antonyms:
    abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

    Preposition:
    Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 3 votes

  1. abide

    Synonyms:
    dwell, stay, inhabit, continue, rest, tarry, lodge, reside, live, wait, sojourn, remain, expect, endure, tolerate, anticipate, confront, await, bear, face, watch

    Antonyms:
    deport, migrate, move, journey, proceed, resist, mislike, forefend, avoid, shun, reject, abandon, forfeit

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bide, abide, stayverb

    dwell

    "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

    Synonyms:
    put up, stay, bide, stick, stand, suffer, brook, delay, support, ride out, persist, stomach, digest, tolerate, quell, rest, appease, stick out, remain, stick around, endure, stay on, stay put, last out, outride, bear, continue, detain

  2. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    bide, project, ache, hold out, run, endure, affirm, underpin, carry, stand up, assume, have, hold, last, sustain, confirm, fend, stay, weather, take over, go, jut, endorse, jut out, turn out, digest, deport, prevail, comport, set up, behave, die hard, pay, jump out, remain firm, offer, tolerate, deliver, indorse, hurt, condense, raise, fend for, back up, stomach, birth, patronage, stand out, live, contribute, stick out, meet, brook, expect, patronize, suffer, concentrate, protrude, acquit, substantiate, brave out, survive, domiciliate, get, put forward, stand, can, post, plunk for, persist, live on, have a bun in the oven, give birth, back, jump, allow, rear, lose, place upright, wear, house, contain, leap out, bear, patronise, subscribe, hold up, corroborate, provide, erect, defend, brave, put up, tin, keep going, accept, bear out, support, resist, plump for, nominate, yield, gestate, permit, conduct

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abideverb

    Synonyms:
    stay, sojourn, tarry, lodge, rest, keep, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent

  2. abideverb

    Synonyms:
    dwell, reside, live, inhabit, settle, plant one's self, get a footing, get a foothold

  3. abideverb

    Synonyms:
    remain, continue, persist, persevere, SUBSIST, go on, keep on, be steadfast, be constant

  4. abideverb

    Synonyms:
    endure, bear

  5. abideverb

    Synonyms:
    await, attend, wait for, be in readiness for, be in store for

  6. abideverb

    Synonyms:
    endure, tolerate, bear, brook, suffer, bear with, put up with

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abideverb

    Synonyms:
    dwell, stay, sojourn, continue, remain, acquiesce, conform to

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "abide":

    comply, respect, adhere, fulfil, conform, meet, stick, observe, honour

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How to use abide in a sentence?

  1. Lao Tzu:

    The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial they abide with realities, they remain not with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.

  2. Nancy Beacham:

    We abide by the rules of what we can and cannot do.

  3. Kia Motors:

    The investment contract between the company and the Nuevo Leon state government was done through a legitimate procedure, and we expect the state government to respect the contract and faithfully abide by it.

  4. Joshua Landis:

    There are 1,500 militias out there that are all going to have to abide by this ceasefire, they've had no input into this.

  5. Sean Spicer:

    First and foremost Syrian President believes that the Syrian government [ and the ] Assad regime should abide by the agreement they made not to use chemical weapons.


Translations for abide

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  • يبقى, الالتزامArabic
  • толерирам, чакам, очаквам, търпя, пребивавам, оставамBulgarian
  • ausstehen, aushalten, weilen, harrenGerman
  • quedar, soportar, tolerar, aguardar, demorar, habitar, permanecer, esperarSpanish
  • پایبند بودنPersian
  • tolérer, demeurer, supporterFrench
  • रहनाHindi
  • vivere, dimorare, tollerare, abitare, attendere, risiedere, aspettare, sopportareItalian
  • 준수Korean
  • possideoLatin
  • tinggal dalam, dudukMalay
  • verblijven, verdragen, afwachten, wonen, ondergaan, doorstaan, uithouden, tolereren, toelatenDutch
  • forbli, avvente, tolerere, holde utNorwegian
  • morar, habitar, persistir, esperar, aguentar, viver, residir, aguardar, suportar, tolerarPortuguese
  • прожива́ть, соблюдать, выноси́ть, обита́ть, терпе́ть, ждать, жить, пребыва́ть, остава́ться, ожида́тьRussian
  • strpieť, vytrvaťSlovak
  • தங்கியிருப்பார்கள்Tamil
  • อยู่Thai
  • oturmak, ikamet etmek, uymakTurkish
  • дотримуватисяUkrainian
  • رہوUrdu
  • 遵守Chinese

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