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5-letter words (1 found)

ABIDE,

4-letter words (8 found)

ABED,ABID,AIDE,BADE,BEAD,BIDE,DIEB,IDEA,

3-letter words (12 found)

AID,BAD,BAE,BED,BID,DAB,DAE,DEB,DEI,DIB,DIE,IDE,

2-letter words (13 found)

AB,AD,AE,AI,BA,BE,BI,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,ID,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 35 words from abide according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of abide

abide baide aibde iabde biade ibade abdie badie adbie dabie bdaie dbaie aidbe iadbe adibe daibe idabe diabe bidae ibdae bdiae dbiae idbae dibae abied baied aibed iabed biaed ibaed abeid baeid aebid eabid beaid ebaid aiebd iaebd aeibd eaibd ieabd eiabd biead ibead beiad ebiad iebad eibad abdei badei adbei dabei bdaei dbaei abedi baedi aebdi eabdi beadi ebadi adebi daebi aedbi eadbi deabi edabi bdeai dbeai bedai ebdai debai edbai aideb iadeb adieb daieb idaeb diaeb aiedb iaedb aeidb eaidb ieadb eiadb adeib daeib aedib eadib deaib edaib ideab dieab iedab eidab deiab ediab bidea ibdea bdiea dbiea idbea dibea bieda ibeda beida ebida iebda eibda bdeia dbeia bedia ebdia debia edbia ideba dieba iedba eidba deiba ediba

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Definitions and meaning of abide

abide

Etymology

From Middle English abyden, from Old English ābīdan (“to abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind; survive; wait for, await; expect”), from Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną (“to expect, tolerate”), equivalent to a- +‎ bide. Cognate with Scots abide (“to abide, remain”), Middle High German erbīten (“to await, expect”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usbeidan, “to expect, await, have patience”). The sense of pay for is due to influence from aby.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbaɪd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbaɪd/
  • Rhymes: -aɪd

Verb

abide (third-person singular simple present abides, present participle abiding, simple past abode or abided, past participle abode or abided or (rare) abidden)

  1. (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
    Synonyms: hold on, resist, persevere; see also Thesaurus:persevere
  2. (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
    Synonyms: brook, put up with, tolerate; see also Thesaurus:tolerate
    "I never could abide shoemakers," said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.
  3. (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.]
    Synonyms: answer for, suffer, atone
  4. Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]
    Synonyms: hold on, stay; see also Thesaurus:wait
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay. [from ca. 1150—1350 to mid-17th c.]
  7. (intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350]
  8. (intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode. [from ca. 1350—1470]
    Synonyms: dwell, live, reside; see also Thesaurus:reside
  9. (intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. [from ca. 1350—1470]
  10. (transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for. [from early 12th c.]
    Synonyms: await, wait for; see also Thesaurus:wait for
  11. (transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under. [from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.]
  12. (transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to. [from ca. 1350—1470]

Usage notes

  • (bear patiently): The negative form can't abide is used to indicate strong dislike.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • abidable / abideable
  • abide by
  • abider
  • abiding-place
  • law-abiding

Translations

References

  • “abide, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

  • Beida, Bieda

Estonian

Noun

abide

  1. genitive plural of abi

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آبده, from Arabic آبِدة (ʔābida), from آبِد (ʔābid), active participle of أَبَدَ (ʔabada). The sense of monument first attested around 1908 with respect to the Monument of Liberty (Âbide-i Hürriyet) then under construction in Istanbul.

Alternative forms

  • âbide

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː.biˈde/

Noun

abide

  1. something of monumental importance
  2. monument
Declension

References

  • “abide”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “abide”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 2

Noun

abide

  1. locative singular of abi

Source: wiktionary.org