to abide

Examples

• All

• Mr. Whitefield, we each abide by a strict method of living.

  Wesley (2009)

• But I try to live in the now... ...where the ghosts of old wrongs do not abide.

  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

• "I must return at once, or abide another turning of the Wheel.

  Fiction book (1991)

• A place where magic still abides.

  Snow White (2025)

• "This ring I give you as a symbol of constant faith and abiding love."

  QUICKSAND (2022)

• Yet she exhibited great maturity, wisdom, and an abiding faith in God.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Here on this holy hill of zion, in which his sacred presence may abide forevermore.

  King David (1985)

• Michelle's students, most likely influenced by her bent in this direction, tended to have an abiding interest in environmental issues.

  Academic text (2013)

• Whenever David Ladd thought of those long-ago events, it was always with an abiding sense of shame and failure.

  Fiction book (2000)

• In the heart of the countryside, we found a place to abide in peace and solitude.

Synonyms

S

to stay

vsto abide

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

is archaic or literary and implies long-term dwelling rather than temporary remaining

L

to live

vsto abide

∞ 1.0

To have a home in a particular place

is an older or literary form for saying that idea

R

to reside

vsto abide

91 3.0

To live in a particular place

is chiefly archaic or literary rather than formal modern usage

D

to dwell

vsto abide

45 3.2

To live in a place such as a house or town

is used mainly in older or literary language rather than modern speech

I

to inhabit

vsto abide

44 3.6

To be present inside a person's mind or feelings

is archaic or literary and often used for presence in a place

Phrasal Verbs

A

to abide by

79 3.5

To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement

Surface Forms

Etymology