abiding

C2+ Topic:Time

US /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ UK /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
lasting a long time; enduring and permanent

He had an abiding love of the sea since childhood.

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1 adj · lasting a long time;... enduring lasting permanent persistent steadfast durable constant

Opposites

transient fleeting temporary ephemeral passing

Word family

Derived forms abidinglyabidingness

Related forms abide abidance abode

Etymology

Present participle of abide, from Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain'), from ā- (intensive) + bīdan ('to bide'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.

ābīdan Old English *bīdaną Proto-Germanic

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# abiding

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** əˈbaɪdɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** əˈbaɪdɪŋ

## Meanings
1. lasting a long time; enduring and permanent

## Examples
- He had an abiding love of the sea since childhood.

## Synonyms
- enduring
- lasting
- permanent
- persistent
- steadfast
- durable
- constant

## Antonyms
- transient
- fleeting
- temporary
- ephemeral
- passing

## Derived Forms
- abidingly
- abidingness

## Related Forms
- abide
- abidance
- abode

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ābīdan
- Root: *bīdaną

## Etymology
Present participle of abide, from Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain'), from ā- (intensive) + bīdan ('to bide'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.

## AI Etymology
Abiding is an adjective meaning "lasting a long time; enduring and permanent". Historically, it is the present participle of abide, from Old English ābīdan ('to wait, remain'), from ā- (intensive) + bīdan ('to bide'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną. The visible construction is part of the etymology: abiding is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Old English ābīdan with Proto-Germanic *bīdaną. Close English family members include abidingly, abidingness, abide, abidance, and abode.

## Topics
- Time
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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