Word Type

Verb

The word "abide" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

abidance

Derived From

bide

Etymologically Related To

aby

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

allow continue countenance let permit remain stay stay on

Related Terms

abidable abide by abideable abider abiding-place law-abiding

Related Terms

abide by abidest abode answer for atone continue delay dwell fixed live patiently pause remain reside sojourn stable stay suffer tolerate wait withstand

Similar Terms

ache hurt suffer

Synonym Network

await bide brook continue digest dwell endure hold on keep stand to sustain tolerate wait

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.