Abide — Defs

01 v. i. To wait; to pause; to delay.

imp. & p. p. Abode; p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding

1.
To wait; to pause; to delay.[Obs.]
2.
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.
“Let the damsel abide with us a few days.” — Gen. xxiv. 55.
3.
To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
“Let every man abide in the same calling.” — 1 Cor. vii. 20.

“The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first.” — Fielding.

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

1.
To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
“Bonds and afflictions abide me.” — Acts xx. 23.
2.
To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
“[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it.” — Tennyson.
3.
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
“She could not abide Master Shallow.” — Shak.
4.
To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
“Dearly I abide that boast so vain.” — Milton.