Word Finder - abide

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To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.

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The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.

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To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.

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To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.

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To wait in expectation.

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To pause; to delay.

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To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.

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To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.

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To endure; to remain; to last.

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To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.

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To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.

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To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

I don't need to abide by the rules.

If the employee decides not to abide by the contract, he will surely lose his job.

If you abide by the guidelines, you are sure to succeed with the project.

The one thing my parents cannot abide is blatant disobedience.

However, there are a few 'rules' that most people abide by.

It is important for teens to learn safe driving skills and abide by them.

They abide by the Golden Rule as it applies to people around them every day.

The school spent the first day reviewing the rules that the students would need to abide by.

Abide by the speed limit and avoid accelerating suddenly, which requires more fuel.

We expect all users of Our Services to abide by the above stated goals.

The one thing my parents cannot abide blatant disobedience.

Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God " .

Messages posted recently have been highly inappropriate and the Club will not abide such profanity on its site.

However, some cats simply cannot abide the taste of raw meat and poultry.

In some cases, failure to abide by these laws can lead to federal charges.

If your parents forbid you from seeing the person, you should abide their wishes.

Many contracts contain the proviso that in case of future dispute the parties would abide by " the decision of the king."

Students in attendance often must wear a standard uniform, speak in a certain manner, and are expected to abide by the Catholic beliefs, all while gaining their education.

Whether you work in corporate America or at American Eagle, all covered employers must abide by the laws established by the United States Department of Labor.

The voices of reason that set the tone for the program, head entire households and share valuable words of wisdom (usually to characters who don't abide by them!) are usually the ones who truly started it all.

I am well aware of the scope of the implied undertaking, by which I shall continue to abide.

Protestants to abide by its decisions.

These day cares will be licensed by your state, and they must abide by a strict list of rules and guidelines.

All members are required to abide by the society's code of ethics and professional conduct.

Boot camps or similar programs in other countries have to abide by that domain's rules.

You're sixteen, and while you are underage and living at home, you'll have to abide by your parents wishes and expectations.

Look into all of the nutritional needs your growing body has and try to abide by them.

Many sober living homes are privately owned and take in individuals who agree to abide by the rules of the home for free or at nominal rates.

When visiting an unfamilar park, always approach the new environment cautiously and abide by all posted rules - especially cleaning up after your pet.

Those groups that agreed to abide by the main TAPS philosophy and methodology joined the network of paranormal researchers now called the TAPS Family.

Doctors, nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care providers who participate with and accept Medicaid as payment for their patients must agree to abide by this fee schedule.

When you choose to wear satin panties, abide by all of the normal "rules" to wearing panties.

The IRS requires withholdings to be submitted at least quarterly, and many employers abide by this requirement rather than pay them more frequently.

Unless your employer has specific requirements for the uniform you must abide by, any of these options can be fitting for the veterinary environment.

If submissions do not appease my conscience I must imbts to two oersons of discretion and abide by their decision."

By this decree they declared their firm intention to abide.

That is why he says he was a lonely outcast, forced to abide in foreign lands.

But he shall not abide more than a single day, or if there be need a second likewise.

There are quatrains in the Rubdiyat of Omar Khayyam and pessimistic verses in Ecclesiastes which might have been uttered by Aristippus ("Then commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing than to eat and to drink and to be merry; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life which God giveth him under the sun").

It was certainly customary for the king to seek their advice and moral support on important questions, but there is nothing to show that he had to abide by the opinion of the majority.

But with the Empire and the Papacy in conflict, they could not but abide, as a rule, by the authority which had the most sacred claims to their loyalty.

Tender and compassionate will we abide, loving in heart, void of malice within.

The most surprising part of the Great Charter to modern eyes is its sixty-first paragraph, that which openly statesdoubts as to the kings intention to abide by his promise, and appoints a committee of twenty-five guardians of the charter (twenty-four barons and the mayor of London), who are to coerce their master, by force of arms if necessary, to observe every one of its clauses.

Simon declared that it would be a worse perjury to abandon his oath to keep the Provisions of Oxford than his oath to abide by the French kings award.

If isolated fragments of an earlier age abide in these, it is still more probable that other fragments will survive in anything so closely connected as mythology with the conservative religious sentiment.

There is a large degree of subjectivity in female figure photography in regards to framing, focus, lighting, and cropping, you still have to abide by a general set of rules.

Or, since fans know their own, a shirt may simply say "abide."

These warnings are very important, so camper owners need to take the time to read and abide by them.

The CRTC dictates the exact rules and standards by which Canadian companies much abide.

Children and adults at this stage abide by the rules of the society in which they live.