abide

verb

/əˈbaɪd/

In sense 2 abode

/əˈbəʊd/

is also used for the past tense and past participle.

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they abide	/əˈbaɪd/ /əˈbaɪd/
he / she / it abides	/əˈbaɪdz/ /əˈbaɪdz/
past simple abided	/əˈbaɪdɪd/ /əˈbaɪdɪd/
past participle abided	/əˈbaɪdɪd/ /əˈbaɪdɪd/
-ing form abiding	/əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive]
cannot/could not abide somebody/something
to dislike somebody/something so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them synonym bear, stand
- I can't abide people with no sense of humour.
- He couldn't abide the thought of being cooped up in an office.
- I can’t abide people who look down on others.
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
(also bide)
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (old use or formal) to stay or live in a place
- May joy and peace abide in us all.

Word OriginOld English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan, of Germanic origin.