单词 | abide |
释义 | a·bide ![]() v. a·bode (ə-bōd) or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing, a·bides v.tr. 1. To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See Synonyms at endure. 2. To wait patiently for: "I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson). v.intr. Idiom: 1. To remain in a place: "I'll call upon you straight. Abide within" (Shakespeare). 2. To continue in existence; endure: "I have decided my life can't be about absence, what I don't have, what does not abide, and the rich grief it brings" (Amy Benson). 3. To dwell or reside. abide by To conform to; comply with: abide by the rules. [Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan : ā-, intensive pref. + bīdan, to remain; see bheidh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] a·bider n. |
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