All 5 Uses of
abide
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The sensation may be caused by the panoramic glide of the stars past earthly objects, which is perceptible in a few minutes of stillness, or by the better outlook upon space that a hill affords, or by the wind, or by the solitude; but whatever be its origin, the impression of riding along is vivid and abiding.†
Chpt 1-3
- I want you for my wife—so wildly that no other feeling can abide in me; but I should not have spoken out had I not been led to hope.†
Chpt 19-21
- To an outsider there was not much to complain of in this remark; but to Oak, who knew Bathsheba to be well aware that she herself was the cause of the poor ewe's wound, because she had wounded the ewe's shearer in a still more vital part, it had a sting which the abiding sense of his inferiority to both herself and Boldwood was not calculated to heal.†
Chpt 22-24
- Well, I shall take up my abode here for a while.†
Chpt 43-45 *
- At first Troy resolved to take no notice and abide by circumstances.†
Chpt 49-51 *
Definitions:
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(abide as in: abide in the forest) to live in a place
or more rarely: to live with someone or something
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(abide as in: abide by her decision) to tolerate or put up with something