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English verb: abide | |||
| 1. | abide (stative) dwell | ||
| Samples | You can stay with me while you are in town. Stay a bit longer--the day is still young. | ||
| Synonyms | bide, stay | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continue, remain, stay, stay on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | outstay, overstay, visit | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| 2. | abide (cognition) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||
| Samples | I cannot bear his constant criticism. The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks. He learned to tolerate the heat. She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot abide Sue | ||
| Synonyms | bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accept, bear up, hold still for, live with, pay, sit out, stand for, swallow, take a joke, take lying down | ||
| Verb group | suffer | ||
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