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Abide v. i. : To wait; to pause; to delay.

Abide v. i. : To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.

Abide v. i. : To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.

Abide v. t. : To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.

Abide v. t. : To endure; to sustain; to submit to.

Abide v. t. : To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.

Abide v. t. : To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.

Example:
How do I get my parents to Abide by our wishes during labor and immediately following?

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Defination from the web:
abide from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 2 a : to endure without yielding : withstand b : to bear patiently : tolerate <cannot abide such bigots> ... 

synonyms
  (verb) bide
  (verb) stay
  (verb) digest
  (verb) endure
  (verb) stick out
  (verb) stomach
  (verb) bear
  (verb) stand
  (verb) tolerate
  (verb) support
  (verb) brook
  (verb) suffer
  (verb) put up
  (verb) allow
  (verb) continue
  (verb) countenance
  (verb) let
  (verb) permit
  (verb) remain
  (verb) stay on


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