abode

From Middle English abod, abad, from Old English *ābād, related to ābīdan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.

Nuovo

abide

To endure without yielding; to withstand.
To bear patiently.
To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
(obsolete) To wait in expectation.
(obsolete) To pause; to delay.
To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
To have one's abode.
To endure; to remain; to last.
To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
(obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.