Abide

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

II. Abide ·vt To bear patiently; to Tolerate; to put up with.

III. Abide ·vt To Endure; to Sustain; to submit to.

IV. Abide ·vi To Wait; to Pause; to Delay.

V. Abide ·vt To wait for; to be prepared for; to Await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.

VI. Abide ·vi To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to Continue; to Remain.

VII. Abide ·vi 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.

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