Definition of: abide

(ə·bīd′) v. a·bode or a·bid·ed, a·bid·ing v.i.
1. To continue in a place; stay.
2. To have one's abode; dwell; reside.
3. To continue in some condition or state; remain faithful or unchanging.
—v.t.
4. To look for; wait for: to abide the event.
5. To await expectantly or defiantly.
6. To endure; put up with.
—to abide by
1. To behave in accordance with; be faithful to, as a promise or rule.
2. To accept the consequences of: submit to. [OE abidan]
—a·bid′er noun
—a·bid′ing adjective
—a·bid′ing·ly adverb Synonyms: anticipate, await, bear, bide, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stand, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch.
To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the text. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait, always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial. Compare ENDURE, REST. Antonyms: abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun.