abide
part of speech
verb (abide, abides, abided or abode, abiding)
meaning for a pupil
1) In «can't abide» / «cannot abide»: to dislike someone or something so much that you cannot put up with them. tree →
2) In «abide by»: to obey or follow a rule, law or decision. tree →
3) (old-fashioned, Bible) To live or stay somewhere; to remain: «Abide with me». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Malachi, "who may abide the day of his coming?" asks who can survive God's day of judgment. In Job a wild ox is asked if it will stay by a farmer's crib. Interpretation: The tradition reads Malachi's question as a call to repent, since only the faithful will stand firm when God comes to judge. In the primary lessons: In school: «Pupils must abide by the rules.» In everyday speech: «I can't abide cold tea.» In church and the Bible: the hymn «Abide with Me» (sung at football cup finals in England) and «Now abide faith, hope, love» (1 Corinthians 13). Old stories use «abide» for «stay». Phrases: «abide by», «can't abide», «law-abiding».
examples
- And Laban said: 'It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.' (Torah GEN.29.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And her brother and her mother said: 'Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.' (Torah GEN.24.55, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him; the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. (Torah LEV.19.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or will he abide by thy crib? (Writings JOB.39.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. (Prophets JDG.16.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- But who may abide the day of his coming? (Prophets MAL.3.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Everyone must abide by the rules of the game. tree →
- I can't abide people who are rude to waiters. tree →
- «Abide with me» is a famous hymn. tree →
- The players agreed to abide by the referee's decision. tree →
- The Badger could not abide parties. tree →
- A law-abiding citizen obeys the law. tree →
note
Past: «abided» (modern) or «abode» (old). Mostly used in fixed phrases; in everyday speech say «stand» (I can't stand…) or «follow» (follow the rules). Adjective: abiding (lasting).
In the corpora
- From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.
- And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.
- So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
- Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships?
- Asher dwelt at the shore of the sea, and abideth by its bays.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «abide» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.