2 meanings, 3 uses
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1 —2 uses as in:
abide by her decision
Definition
to tolerate or put up with something
- He said: "What a duty-loving, law-abiding lot we all seem to be!"p. 64.8
law-abiding = law-obeying
- Murder and I've always been such a law-abiding man!p. 117.7
law-abiding = law-obeying
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2 —1 use as in:
abide in the forest
Definition
to live in a place
or more rarely: to live with someone or something
or more rarely: to live with someone or something
- Busy Bee had hinted delicately that it was to be an abode for Royalty?p. 2.2
abode = home
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