Abide.
Synonyms:
| anticipate, | dwell, | remain, | stop, |
| await, | endure, | reside, | tarry, |
| bear, | expect, | rest, | tolerate, |
| bide, | inhabit, | sojourn, | wait, |
| confront, | live, | stay, | watch. |
| continue, | lodge, | ||
To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.
Antonyms:
| abandon, | forfeit, | migrate, | reject, |
| avoid, | forfend, | move, | resist, |
| depart, | journey, | proceed, | shun. |
Prepositions:
Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.