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[ verb ] dwell (archaic)

Synonyms

stay bide

Examples

"You can stay with me while you are in town" "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Used in print

(Tracts published by American Tract Society,...)

Before He left them He promised that His peace would be their portion to abide in their hearts and minds .

(Herald Press Tracts, Scottdale, Pa....)

He who does not love abides in death .

Related terms

stay overstay visit archaism

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[ verb ] put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Examples

"I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

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