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bide
Third Person
abides
Present Participle
abiding
Past Tense
abode
Past Participle
abode
1
to live or stay in a particular place
- After retirement, they decided to abide in a quaint cottage by the lake.
- In the bustling city, countless individuals abide in high-rise apartments.
- The nomadic tribe traditionally abides in temporary dwellings.
- As a professor at the university, she abides in the campus housing.
- During the summer months, numerous vacationers choose to abide in beachfront cottages, enjoying the sun and sea.
2
(always negative) to tolerate someone or something
transitive
- The manager made it clear that the company could not abide unethical behavior.
- I couldn't abide the constant noise from the construction site next door, so I decided to move to a quieter neighborhood.
- He couldn't abide the arrogance of the new manager, leading him to consider finding a job elsewhere.
- She can't abide people who are consistently dishonest.