English Synonyms and Antonyms / With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions

by James Champlin Fernald

admire,	crave,	esteem,	love,
approve,	desire,	like,	relish.
covet,	enjoy,

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ABIDE.

Synonyms:

anticipate,	dwell,	remain,	stop,
await,	endure,	reside,	tarry,
bear,	expect,	rest,	tolerate,
bide,	inhabit,	sojourn,	wait,
confront,	live,	stay,	watch.
continue,	lodge,

To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain[6] temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare [ENDURE]; [REST].

Antonyms:

abandon,	forfeit,	migrate,	reject,
avoid,	forfend,	move,	resist,
depart,	journey,	proceed,	shun.

Prepositions:

Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.