Men come and go, but the earth abides.
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Abides
//əˈbaɪds//
Synonyms for "abides" (282 found)
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Closest matches (57)
Strong matches (84)
Verb(25 words)
bide one's timecarry oncontinuedeferdemurdigestdreedwelleldfollow upforbeargo along withhang in therehang onhaunthold one's breathhold one's horseshold one's peehold one's pisshold one's water
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bide the issueblink atbravebunkcarry awaycarry oncarry throughcease notcleaveclingcoastcohabitcome aftercondoneconsentconsistconsist incontinue to bedallydawdle
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defeat timedefy timedelaydigdigestdillydallydisregarddomiciledomiciliatedoss downdrag ondwell inexistexist inextendfeelfreezegogo alonggo onhang abouthang aroundhang inhang in therehang outhang toughholdhold everythinghold outhold steadyhold your horsesignoreinhabitinhere injog onjudge notkeep goingkeep onkeep quiet
Related words (141)
Verb(42 words)
lastlast longlast outlean over backwardslie inlie in waitlie stilllingerlisten to reasonlivelive onlive throughlive withlodgeloiterlumplump itmaintainmark timenest
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never ceasenot breathenot stirnot write offoccupyoverlookperchperdureperennateperseverepersistprevailput up withreceiveremainremain motionlessreposerepose inresidereside inrestrest inroomroostrunrun onsee both sidessettlesit tightsit upsit up forslog onsojournsquatstagger onstandstand faststand firmstand forstand stillstand tostaystay onstay overstay putstay upstay up forstickstick aroundstick faststomachsubsistsubsist insuffersupportsurvivesuspend judgmentswallowsweatsweat it outsweat outtaketake timetake up withtarrytenanttide overtread waterview with indulgencewait a minutewait and seewait forwait onwait up forwatchwatch and waitwearwear wellwink at
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Sample sentences
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My father abides by what he said.
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The Gods assented to her prayer, and transformed her into a bird: in which shape, as in her former one, she abides in the mountains, and delights in singing. Her notes bespeak her misfortune, for she is calling her wandering cows.
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Speaking Tuesday before the United Nations' highest court, he said Japan strictly abides by international law, and its research findings help the scientific community.
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