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| a·bide [ ə bd ] (past and past participle a·bode [ ə bṓd ] or a·bid·ed, present participle a·bid·ing, 3rd person present singular a·bides) |
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1. transitive verb tolerate something: to find somebody or something acceptable or bearable
  couldn't abide his superior attitude
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2. intransitive verb dwell: to live or reside in a place
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archaic
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3. transitive verb await something: to wait for somebody or something
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archaic
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4. transitive verb withstand something: to endure or withstand something
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archaic
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| [ Old English ābīdan "wait for, expect" < bīdan "wait" (see bide)] |
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| a·bid·ance noun |
| a·bid·er noun |
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