abide

CEFRC2

/əˈbaɪd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To accept or follow a rule, decision, or agreement.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To bear patiently.

Examples

  • I can't abide hearing you cry so bitterly.

  • You should abide by the consequences.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To pay for; to stand the consequences of.

  2. To endure without yielding; to withstand.

  3. Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).

More examples

In context

  • "I never could abide shoemakers," said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.

  • The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules.

  • The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English abyden, from Old English ābīdan (“to abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind; survive; wait for, await; expect”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan, from Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną (“to expect, tolerate”), equivalent to a- + bide. Cognate with Scots abide (“to abide, remain”), Middle High German erbīten (“to await, expect”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usbeidan, “to expect, await, have patience”). The sense of pay for is due to influence from aby.