/ əˈbaɪd; NAmE / verb ( abided , abided )
HELP NOTE : In sense 2 abode is also used for the past tense and past participle.
1.
[ vn ] can't / couldn't ~ sb/sth to dislike sb/sth so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them
SYN 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.
2.
[ v + adv. / prep. ] ( old use or formal ) to stay or live in a place :
May joy and peace abide in us all.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- abide by sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English ābīdan wait , from ā- onwards + bīdan , of Germanic origin.