abide

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

abide [abide abides abided abode abiding] BrE [əˈbaɪd] NAmE [əˈbaɪd] verb (abided, abided) In sense 2 abode is also used for the past tense and past participle.
1. transitive can't/couldn't abide sb/sthto dislike sb/sth so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them
Syn: ↑bear, Syn: ↑stand
•I can't abide people with no sense of humour.
•He couldn't abide the thought of being cooped up in an office.
2. intransitive + adv./prep. (old use or formal)to stay or live in a place
•May joy and peace abide in us all.
Derived: ↑abide by something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan, of Germanic origin.

Example Bank:
•I can't abide people who look down on others.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bide, stay