put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
"he learned to tolerate the heat"
"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
To endure without yielding; to withstand.
"The sturdy oak tree abided the fierce winter storm unscathed."
In plain English: To abide means to accept something and follow it without arguing against it.
"We must abide until further notice."
Usage: Use abide primarily in formal contexts when meaning to tolerate or accept something difficult, such as abiding by rules or enduring harsh conditions. Avoid using it casually for simple waiting or staying somewhere, which is better expressed with words like wait or remain.
Abide comes from Old English, where it originally meant to wait, remain, or survive. Its root combines the prefix a- with the verb bide, reflecting a sense of expecting or tolerating something.