abide

IPA: ʌbˈaɪd

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

Examples of "abide" in Sentences

The war makers abided by the rules.
Abide by the consensus of the discussion.
I will abide by the will of the community.
The Shawnee refused to abide by the treaty.
I will abide by the decision of the arbitar.
I agree to abide by the outcome of the list.
I'll cheerfully abide by the decision made there.
The tough part seems to come in knowing how to abide or what the word abide really means.
Hunter's choice of the word abide brings to mind the 1847 poem Abide With Me by Henry F. Lyte:
No; factum non dicitur quod non perseverat -- that which does not abide is not said to be done.
If ye abide in me, and my word abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
"If ye abide in Me, and My word abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."
"Abide in me, and let my word abide in you; then ye shall ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you."
IV. iii.99 (330,4) [abide] To _abide_, here, must signify, to _sojourn_, to live for a time without a settled habitation.
Corruption isn't everything: Americans can forgive rascals who manage to win -- look at Bill Clinton -- but what they cannot abide is losers.
What they do not expect, and will not abide, is the sort of harsh, demanding regimen necessary to produce disciplined and effective soldiers.