a ‧ bide /əˈbaɪd/ BrE AmE 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.