Entry Word: abide

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time <refused to abide where it was clear that he wasnʼt wanted> — see stay 1
2 to have a home <believes that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor> — see live 1
3 to put up with (something painful or difficult) <cannot abide being in huge crowds> — see bear 2
4 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state <the once-honored ways no longer abide and now exist only in the memory of a few elders> — see continue 1