abiding
Meaning
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Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).
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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.
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