"abiding" in the verb sense
1. bide, abide, stay
dwell
"You can stay with me while you are in town"
"stay a bit longer
2. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
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"
"abiding" in the adjective sense
1. abiding, enduring, imperishable
lasting a long time
"an abiding belief"
"imperishable truths"
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