abide meaning and definition

ABIDE verb

Definition of abide (verb)

1. dwell
   • "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
   • synonyms: bide, 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"
   • synonyms: bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate