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abodest

abodest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of abide.

Meaning of abide

Verb

abide (third-person singular simple present abides, present participle abiding, simple past abode or abided or abid, past participle abode or abided or abid or (rare) abidden)

  1. (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.
    • The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.
  2. (transitive) To bear patiently.
    • "I never could abide shoemakers," said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.
  3. (transitive) To pay for; to take the consequences of.
    • Diſparage not the faith thou doſt not know, / Leſt to thy perill thou abide it deare.[c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
    Synonyms:
    answer for, suffer, atone
  4. Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
    • The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules.
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation.
    • And Abraham ſaid vnto his yong men, Abide you here with the aſſe, and I and the lad will goe yonder and worſhip, and come againe to you.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 22:5
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay.

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Questions about abodest

What is abodest the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
Abodest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of abide.

Words near abodest in the dictionary

  1. abodeless
  2. abodelessness
  3. abodement
  4. abodements
  5. abodes
  6. abodest
  7. aboding
  8. abodings
  9. Abodrite
  10. Abodrites
  11. abogado

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