Definition of abide

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Abide (v. t.) To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time..

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Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for..
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Stand :: Stand (n.) To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.
Abit :: Abit () 3d sing. pres. of Abide.
Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..
Dwell :: Dwell (v. i.) To abide; to remain; to continue.
House :: House (v. i.) To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
A- :: A- () A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. a- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English
Seat :: Seat (n.) The place occupied by anything, or where any person or thing is situated, resides, or abides; a site; an abode, a station; a post; a situation..
Abider :: Abider (n.) One who dwells; a resident.
Live :: Live (v. i.) To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside.
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance..
Wone :: Wone (a.) To dwell; to abide.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
Lie :: Lie (adj.) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall..
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
Abider :: Abider (n.) One who abides, or continues..
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
Abye :: Abye (v. t. & i.) To endure; to abide.
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