abide

«abide» in Mova's school dictionary: In «can't abide» / «cannot abide»: to dislike someone or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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.