abiding
verb
- 1
To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.
“The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.”
- 2
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
- 3
To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.
- 4
To wait in expectation.
- 5
To pause; to delay.
- 6
To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
- 7
To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.
- 8
To endure; to remain; to last.
- 9
To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
- 10
To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
- 11
To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.
adjective
- 1
Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
“a deep and abiding hatred of wealth”
noun
- 1
The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.
- 2
An abode.
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