- 1[transitive] cannot/could not abide somebody/something to dislike somebody/something so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them synonym bear, stand I can't abide people with no sense of humour. He couldn't abide the thought of being cooped up in an office. I can’t abide people who look down on others.
- 2[intransitive] + adv./prep. (old use or formal) to stay or live in a place May joy and peace abide in us all. Word OriginOld English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan, of Germanic origin. Phrasal Verbsabide by
abide
verbBrE BrE//əˈbaɪd//; NAmE NAmE//əˈbaɪd//
In sense 2 abode BrE BrE//əˈbəʊd//; NAmE NAmE//əˈboʊd//
is also used for the past tense and past participle.Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they abide BrE BrE//əˈbaɪd//; NAmE NAmE//əˈbaɪd//
he / she / it abides BrE BrE//əˈbaɪdz//; NAmE NAmE//əˈbaɪdz//
past simple abided BrE BrE//əˈbaɪdɪd//; NAmE NAmE//əˈbaɪdɪd//
past participle abided BrE BrE//əˈbaɪdɪd//; NAmE NAmE//əˈbaɪdɪd//
-ing form abiding BrE BrE//əˈbaɪdɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//əˈbaɪdɪŋ//
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