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abide

/əˈbaɪd/
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.

Synonymsbrook, put up with, hold on, resist, dwell, live

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