Definition of Abide

Abide

1. To wait; to pause; to delay.
2. 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.
3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
4. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
5. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
6. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
7. To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.