abide[verb]Synonyms: tolerate, accept, bear, endure, put up with, stand, suffer
Antonyms: depart, pass
Contrasted words: go, leave, quit, move, remove, shift, avoid, elude, escape, evade
Related Idioms: put up with
Related Words: adhere,
cleave,
cling,
stick,
dwell,
live,
reside,
linger,
exist,
subsist,
accept,
receive,
accede,
consent [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
a‧bide /əˈbaɪd/
verb[
Language: Old English;
Origin: abidan, from bidan; ⇒ bide]
1. somebody can’t abide somebody/something used to say that someone dislikes someone or something very much:
I can’t abide that man – he’s so self-satisfied.2. (
past tense abode /əˈbəʊd $ əˈboʊd/)
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] old use to live somewhere
abide by something phrasal verb to accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement etc, even though you may not agree with it:
You have to abide by the referee’s decision. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲