Definitions from Wiktionary (abide)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To bear patiently.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
▸ verb:  Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
▸ verb:  (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last.
▸ verb:  (transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
▸ verb:  (transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.
▸ Also see abide

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