Meaning Of Abide

v. i.

To wait; to pause; to delay.

v. i.

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.

v. i.

To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.

v. t.

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

v. t.

To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

v. t.

To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.

v. t.

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