Abide

imp. & p. p. Abode; p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding

1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.]
2. To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.

   Let the damsel abide with us a few days.

3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.

   Let every man abide in the same calling.

   The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first.

1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.

   Bonds and afflictions abide me.

2. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

   [Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it.

3. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.

   She could not abide Master Shallow.

4. To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

   Dearly I abide that boast so vain.