to wait; to pause; to delay.-to stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.-to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.-to wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, i abide my time.-to endure; to sustain; to submit to.-to bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.-to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.