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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
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to have a home<believes that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor>— see live 1
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to put up with (something painful or difficult)<cannot abide being in huge crowds>— see bear 2
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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
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