Abide — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dwell

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɔːɹsˌɛptɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈiːzweɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈiːzweɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɔːɹsˌɛptɚ/.

Examples

You can stay with me while you are in town
stay a bit longer--the day is still young
I cannot bear his constant criticism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brook stomach digest stand endure put up tolerate support bide suffer stick out bear stay

Parts of Speech

verb	dwell “You can stay with me while you are in town”
verb	put up with something or somebody unpleasant “I cannot bear his constant criticism”

Word Forms

abidance	noun	the act of dwelling in a place
stay	noun	continuing or remaining in a place or state
endurance	noun	the power to withstand hardship or stress
bearable	adjective	capable of being borne though unpleasant
tolerant	adjective	showing the capacity for endurance
toleration	noun	a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
tolerance	noun	the act of tolerating something
sufferance	noun	a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bleiben

verweilen

🇫🇷French

se conformer

demeurer

🇪🇸Spanish

cumplir

habitar

🇮🇹Italian

restare

dimorare

🇳🇱Dutch

zich houden aan

uitweiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

residir

habitar

🇷🇺Russian

соблюдать

жить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पालन करना

बसना

🇧🇩Bengali

মেনে চলা

বাস

🇮🇳Tamil

கடைபிடியுங்கள்

வசிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

కట్టుబడి

నివసించు

🇮🇳Marathi

पालन

राहणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાલન

રહેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಲಿಸು

ವಾಸಮಾಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാലിക്കുക

വസിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਲਣਾ

ਨਿਵਾਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

رہنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遵守

住

🇯🇵Japanese

とどまる

住む

🇰🇷Korean

머물다

머무르다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuân theo

ở

🇹🇭Thai

ปฏิบัติตาม

อาศัยอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

tinggal

🇵🇭Filipino

manatili

tumira

🇲🇾Malay

akur

tinggal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يلتزم

يسكن

🇮🇷Persian

رعایت کنید

ساکن

🇹🇷Turkish

uymak

ikamet etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעמוד

לִשְׁכּוֹן

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'abide'?

The primary meaning of 'abide' is 'dwell'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'abide' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'abide' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'abide' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'abide' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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