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abide

verb /əˈbaɪd,əˈbaɪd/

a) To stay; to continue in a place; to have ones abode; to dwell; to sojourn; with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.

Let the damsel abide with us a few days.

b) To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

See Also: abide by, abidest

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