abiding

/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.

    The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.

  4. 4

    To wait in expectation.

  5. 5

    To pause; to delay.

  6. 6

    To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.

  7. 7

    To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.

  8. 8

    To endure; to remain; to last.

  9. 9

    To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.

  10. 10

    To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.

  11. 11

    To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

adjective

  1. 1

    Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.

    a deep and abiding hatred of wealth

noun

  1. 1

    The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.

  2. 2

    An abode.

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