abiding

[uh-bahy-ding] /əˈbaɪ dɪŋ/
adjective
1.
continuing without change; enduring; steadfast:
an abiding faith.
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English; see abide, -ing2
Related forms
abidingly, adverb
abidingness, noun
nonabiding, adjective
nonabidingly, adverb
nonabidingness, noun
unabiding, adjective
unabidingly, adverb
unabidingness, noun
Synonyms
unending, unchanging, unshakable.

abide

[uh-bahyd] /əˈbaɪd/
verb (used without object), abode or abided, abiding.
1.
to remain; continue; stay:
Abide with me.
2.
to have one's abode; dwell; reside:
to abide in a small Scottish village.
3.
to continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship, etc.; last.
verb (used with object), abode or abided, abiding.
4.
to put up with; tolerate; stand:
I can't abide dishonesty!
5.
to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding or submitting:
to abide a vigorous onslaught.
6.
to wait for; await:
to abide the coming of the Lord.
7.
to accept without opposition or question:
to abide the verdict of the judges.
8.
to pay the price or penalty of; suffer for.
Verb phrases
9.
abide by,
  1. to act in accord with.
  2. to submit to; agree to:
    to abide by the court's decision.
  3. to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
    If you make a promise, abide by it.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English abiden, Old English ābīdan; cognate with Old High German irbītan await, Gothic usbeisns expectation, patience. See a-3, bide
Related forms
abider, noun
Synonyms
1. tarry. 2. live. 3. persevere, endure. 4. bear, endure, brook; support.
Examples from the web for abiding
  • The standards of adulthood should be an abiding rebuke to the dispositions of adolescence.
  • The author traces some abiding infatuations-and old antagonisms-to his seaside boyhood home.
  • We have always prided ourselves on abiding by our own principles regardless of what anyone else was doing.
  • Nonetheless, devolution is a healthy and abiding tendency.
  • All of my other traceable family lines seem to be normal peaceful law abiding and successful people.
  • But it's naive to suppose that such approaches will be convincing to those abiding by faith.
  • They will be abiding by stricter regulations on the level and quality of their prudential capital.
  • He had an abiding belief that these systems were governed by scientific laws, and he strove to find them.
  • We will profoundly miss his abiding friendship, his wit, and his wise counsel.
  • Behavioral economists consider an abiding faith in rationality to be wishful thinking.
British Dictionary definitions for abiding

abiding

/əˈbaɪdɪŋ/
adjective
1.
permanent; enduring: an abiding belief
Derived Forms
abidingly, adverb

abide

/əˈbaɪd/
verb abides, abiding, abode, abided
1.
(transitive) to tolerate; put up with
2.
(transitive) to accept or submit to; suffer: to abide the court's decision
3.
(intransitive) foll by by
  1. to comply (with): to abide by the decision
  2. to remain faithful (to): to abide by your promise
4.
(intransitive) to remain or continue
5.
(intransitive) (archaic) to dwell
6.
(transitive) (archaic) to await in expectation
7.
(transitive) (archaic) to withstand or sustain; endure: to abide the onslaught
Derived Forms
abidance, noun
abider, noun
Word Origin
Old English ābīdan, from a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait, bide
Word Origin and History for abiding
adj.

late 14c., "enduring," present participle adjective from abide (v.).

abide

v.

Old English abidan, gebidan "remain, wait, delay, remain behind," from ge- completive prefix (denoting onward motion; see a- (1)) + bidan "bide, remain, wait, dwell" (see bide). Originally intransitive (with genitive of the object: we abidon his "we waited for him"); transitive sense emerged in Middle English. Meaning "to put up with" (now usually negative) first recorded 1520s. Related: Abided; abiding. The historical conjugation is abide, abode, abidden, but the modern formation is now generally weak.

Idioms and Phrases with abiding

abide

In addition to the idioms beginning with abide abide by also see: can't stand (abide)