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Abide — A*bide , v. t. 1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time. I will abide the coming of my lord. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Note: [[Obs.], with a personal object. [1913 Webster] Bonds and afflictions abide me.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abide — is now limited to two main meanings, and has lost many others over seven centuries of use along with several redundant inflections, including abode. The principal meaning ‘to bear, tolerate’ is now only used in negative contexts, usually with a… … Modern English usage
abide — ► VERB 1) (abide by) accept or observe (a rule or decision). 2) informal tolerate: he could not abide conflict. 3) (of a feeling or memory) endure. 4) archaic live; dwell. ORIGIN Old English, wait ; related to BIDE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
cannot/could not abide — informal be unable to tolerate. → abide … English new terms dictionary
abide — [c]/əˈbaɪd / (say uh buyd) verb (abided or, Archaic, abode /əˈboʊd / (say uh bohd), abiding) –verb (t) 1. to put up with; tolerate: *There were a thousand trainees in the intake but I was among the select handful of those whose aspect he couldn t …
abide — verb 1》 (abide by) accept or act in accordance with (a rule or decision). 2》 (cannot/could not abide) informal be unable to tolerate. 3》 [often as adjective abiding] (of a feeling or memory) endure. 4》 archaic live; dwell. Derivatives abidance… … English new terms dictionary
Not So Quiet: Stepdaughters of War — was published in 1930 by Evadne Price, using the pseudonym Helen Zenna Smith. Smith’s semi biographical account of an ambulance driver provides female insight to the horrors of the First World War. Not So Quiet criticizes nationalism, masculinity … Wikipedia
abide — Synonyms and related words: abide in, abide with, accede, accept, adhere, await, be big, be coextensive with, be comprised in, be constituted by, be contained in, be content with, be easy with, be present in, be still, bear, bear with, berth,… … Moby Thesaurus
abide — a|bide [əˈbaıd] v [: Old English; Origin: abidan, from bidan; BIDE] 1.) sb can t abide sb/sth used to say that someone dislikes something or someone very much ▪ I can t abide that man he s so self satisfied. 2.) past tense abode [əˈbəud US… … Dictionary of contemporary English
abide — verb 1 can t abide to dislike something or someone very much because you think they are very annoying: I can t abide that man he s so self satisfied. 2 past tense also abode (intransitive always + adv/prep) old fashioned to live somewhere abide… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
