abide

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. dwell, reside, live, stay; tolerate, endure, submit (to); remain, stay. See abode, durability, feeling. Ant., proceed, depart.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To submit to]

Syn. put up with, bear, bear with, withstand; see endure 2 .

2. [To reside or stay]

Syn. live, remain, tarry, dwell; see dwell , lodge 2 , remain 1 .

3. [To remain]

Syn. continue, keep on, last; see continue 1 , endure 1 .

4. [To wait for]

Syn. expect, anticipate, be in readiness; see wait 1 .

See Synonym Study at continue , stay .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. to wait for await, stand fast, stay, remain, bide.

2. tolerate put up with, withstand, *hang in there, bear, accept, submit to, stomach.

3. reside dwell, stay, live, lodge.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To put up with: accept, bear, brook2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal: lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See ACCEPT. 2. To continue to be in a place: bide, linger, remain, stay1, tarry, wait. Informal: stick around. Idiom: stay put. See CONTINUE. 3. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave: bide, linger, pause, stay1, tarry, wait. See CONTINUE. 4. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: continue, endure, go on, hold out, last2, persist, remain, stay1. See CONTINUE. 5. To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period: domicile, dwell, house, live1, reside. See PLACE.