All abide synonyms
aΒ·bide
A a verb abide
- stand for β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- tolerate β to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- persevere β to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- defer β If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
- stomach β Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- acknowledge β If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- receive β to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- withstand β to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- concede β If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- swallow β to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
- suffer β to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- reside β to apply new siding, as to a house.
- perch β a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- squat β to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- room β channel
- bunk β A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- dwell β to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- bide β to continue in a certain place or state; stay
- nest β a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- inhabit β to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- roost β a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- survive β to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- last β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- persist β to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- pause β a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- linger β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- anticipate β If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- tarry β to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- rest β a support for a lance; lance rest.
- sojourn β a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- endure β Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.
- put up β planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.
- bear with β If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- hang tough β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- sit tight β to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- hang in β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
noun abide
- brook β to bear; tolerate