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Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.

Indwell :: Indwell (v. t. & i.) To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.

Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

Stand :: Stand (n.) To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.

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

Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.

Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.

Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide..

Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for..

Remain :: Remain (v. i.) To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last..

Make :: Make (v. t.) To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc..

Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.

Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place..

Harbor :: Harbor (v. i.) To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor..

Reside :: Reside (v. i.) To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time.

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.

Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.

Abider :: Abider (n.) One who dwells; a resident.

Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

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