abide

verb

/əˈbaɪd/

In sense 2 abode

/əˈbəʊd/

is also used for the past tense and past participle.

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they abide	/əˈbaɪd/ /əˈbaɪd/
he / she / it abides	/əˈbaɪdz/ /əˈbaɪdz/
past simple abided	/əˈbaɪdɪd/ /əˈbaɪdɪd/
past participle abided	/əˈbaɪdɪd/ /əˈbaɪdɪd/
-ing form abiding	/əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/

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[transitive]
cannot/could not abide somebody/something
to dislike somebody/something so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them（十分厌恶而）不能容忍，无法容忍 synonym bear, stand
- I can't abide people with no sense of humour.我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
- He couldn't abide the thought of being cooped up in an office.一想到关在办公室里工作，他就觉得受不了。
- I can’t abide people who look down on others.我不能忍受看不起别人的人。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
(also bide)
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (old use or formal) to stay or live in a place逗留；停留；居留；居住
- May joy and peace abide in us all.愿我们大家都欢乐平安。

Word OriginOld English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan, of Germanic origin.

TOEFL BNC: 9496 COCA: 8457

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