verb · irregular · transitive · rare

abide

abide · abides · abode / abided / abid · abiding

взяти, брати, узяти

терпеть, выносить

aushalten, ertragen, zahlen (with für), ausstehen

To endure without yieldingTo endure without yielding; to withstand.

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/əˈbaɪd/

» Tom is a law-abiding citizen.

Tom ist ein gesetzestreuer Bürger.

Том - законопослушный гражданин.

Том - законослухняний громадянин.

Meaning

12 senses

(transitive)To endure without yielding; to withstand.
The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.
aushalten
терпе́тьterpétʹ, выноси́тьvynosítʹ
(transitive)To bear patiently.
"I never could abide shoemakers," said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.
ausstehen, ertragen
терпе́тьterpétʹ
(transitive)To pay for; to take the consequences of.
zahlen (with für)
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules.
(intransitive, obsolete)To wait in expectation.
harren, erwarten, abwarten
ожида́тьožidátʹ, ждатьždatʹ
(intransitive, obsolete)To pause; to delay.
(Scotland, archaic, intransitive)To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
verbleiben
(archaic, intransitive)To have one's abode.
weilen, verweilen
житьžitʹ, прожива́тьproživátʹ, обита́тьobitátʹ
(archaic, intransitive)To endure; to remain; to last.
(archaic, transitive)To stand ready for; to await someone; watch for.
(obsolete, transitive)To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
(archaic, transitive)To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

More definitions

dwell
put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Examples

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Tom is a law-abiding citizen.
Том - законослухняний громадянин.
ruТом - законопослушный гражданин.
deTom ist ein gesetzestreuer Bürger.
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Tom is a decent, law-abiding citizen.
ruТом — скромный и законопослушный гражданин.
deTom ist ein anständiger, gesetzestreuer Bürger.
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Tom is a law-abiding gun owner.
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Most gun owners are law-abiding citizens.
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Most gun owners are law-abiding people.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

endure without yielding:

wait in expectation:

dwell:

Deutsch

By meaning 6

endure without yielding:

bear patiently; tolerate:

pay for; suffer the consequences of; face the music:

wait in expectation:

stay:

dwell:

Origin

From Middle English abyden, from Old English ābīdan (“to abide, wait, remain, delay, remai

From Middle English abyden, from Old English ābīdan (“to abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind; survive; wait for, await; expect”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan, from Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną (“to expect, tolerate”), equivalent to a- + bide.

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