abiding

/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/

verb

  1. To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.

    "The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly."

  2. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.

  3. To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.

  4. To wait in expectation.

  5. To pause; to delay.

  6. To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.

  7. To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.

  8. To endure; to remain; to last.

  9. To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.

  10. To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.

  11. To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

Synonyms: brook, put up with, hold on, resist, dwell, live, await, wait for, hold on, stay

adjective

  1. Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.

    "a deep and abiding hatred of wealth"

Synonyms: diuturnal, prolonged

noun

  1. The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.

  2. An abode.