abide
verb
/əˈbaɪd/
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- Used in a phrasal verb: .
- (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay. [from ca. 1150—1350 to mid-17th c.]
- (intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode. [from ca. 1350—1470]
- (intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. [from ca. 1350—1470]
- (transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for. [from early 12th c.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under. [from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.]
- (transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to. [from ca. 1350—1470]
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demeurer
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- (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
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demeurer,
endurer
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- (intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350]
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demeurer,
rester
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- (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.]
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demeurer,
souffrir
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- (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
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demeurer,
supporter,
tolérer
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abiding
adjective
/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/
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- Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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continuel,
sempiternel
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