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[ verb ] dwell (archaic)
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 . |
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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" Related terms permit take pay accept stand_for bear_up take_lying_down take_a_joke sit_out suffer endurance tolerance toleration |
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