Dictionary definition for: Abide
1. (v) dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town" "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
2. (v) put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
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