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| abide | |
| 1. v. Demeurer. | |
| 2. v. Tolérer, supporter. (note) On utilise souvent la forme négative pour marquer un profond désaccord : | |
| I can't abide such incompetence. | |
| 3. v. (Désuet) Être prêt, attendre. | |
| I abide my time. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| abide | |
| 1. v. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere. |  |
| The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly. | |
| 2. v. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand. | |
| 3. v. To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for. | |
| 4. v. used in phrasal verbs, abide by, t=to accept and act in accordance with | |
| The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, archaic) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under. | |
| 12. v. (transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to. | |
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