verb

1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.

   “The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.”

2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.

3. To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.

Synonyms: brook, put up with, hold on, resist, dwell, live, await, wait for

noun

1. Act of waiting; delay.

2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.

3. A residence, dwelling or habitation.

   “of no fixed abode”