[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abide \abide"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. abode, formerly abid;
   p. pr.  vb. n. abiding. as. =abimacdan; pref. =a-
   cf. goth. us-, g. er-, orig. meaning out + bimacdan to
   bide. see bide.
   1. to wait; to pause; to delay. obs. --chaucer.
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   2. to stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to
      dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and
      commonly with at or in before a place.
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            let the damsel abide with us a few days. --gen.
                                                  xxiv. 55.
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   3. to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to
      continue; to remain.
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            let every man abide in the same calling. --1 cor.
                                                  vii. 20.
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   to abide by.
      a to stand to; to adhere; to maintain.
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                the poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by
                what he said at first.            --fielding.
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      b to acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a
          decision or an award.
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see also:
abode abid abiding bide to abide by 

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