All 5 Uses of
abide
in
Great Expectations
- For was it not," said Joe, with his old air of lucid exposition, "that my only wish were to be useful to you, I should not have had the honor of breaking wittles in the company and abode of gentlemen."†
Chpt 27 *abode = a place where one lives OR lived
- By these conditions I promised to abide.†
Chpt 15
- Be good—deserve it—and abide by Mr. Jaggers's instructions.†
Chpt 19
- I had no claim, and I finally resolved, and ever afterwards abided by the resolution, that my heart should never be sickened with the hopeless task of attempting to establish one.†
Chpt 55 *
- "Well, old chap," said Joe, "then abide by your words.†
Chpt 57
Definitions:
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(1)
(abide as in: abide by her decision) to tolerate or put up with something
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(2)
(abide as in: abide in the forest) to live in a place
or more rarely: to live with someone or something -
(3)
(abide as in: an abiding desire to) to remain or endure or lasting a long time
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In classic literature, abide also sometimes references "awaiting someone or something".