abide

abide has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• v. i.. To wait; to pause; to delay.
• v. i.. 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.
• v. i.. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
• v. t.. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
• v. t.. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
• v. t.. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
• v. t.. To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
• 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"
• v.. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"