abide C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /əˈbaɪd/ UK /əˈbaɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to tolerate or endure; to remain or dwell She could not abide such rudeness at her table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to tolerate or endure; to... enduretoleratebearstandremaindwellstaybrook ↔ Opposites leavedepartquitreject Word family Derived forms abidanceabidingabider Related forms abodebide Etymology AI details From Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain, endure'), from ā- (intensive prefix) + bīdan ('to bide, wait'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną. ābīdan Old English *bīdaną Proto-Germanic *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # abide **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈbaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈbaɪd/ ## Meanings 1. to tolerate or endure; to remain or dwell ## Examples - She could not abide such rudeness at her table. ## Synonyms - endure - tolerate - bear - stand - remain - dwell - stay - brook ## Antonyms - leave - depart - quit - reject ## Derived Forms - abidance - abiding - abider ## Related Forms - abode - bide ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ābīdan - Root: *bīdaną - Root: *bʰeydʰ- ## Etymology From Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain, endure'), from ā- (intensive prefix) + bīdan ('to bide, wait'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną. ## AI Etymology Abide is from Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain, endure'), from ā- (intensive prefix) + bīdan ('to bide, wait'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną. In present-day use, it means to tolerate or endure; to remain or dwell. Derived formations include abidance, abiding, and abider. Related vocabulary includes abode and bide. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown