Meaning of abide

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", question 2

Whenever there is a meeting between the finance minister and the governor of the bank, people start asking questions and rumours ..........

(a) abut
(b) about
(c) abound
(d) abide

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", answer 2

Whenever there is a meeting between the finance minister and the governor of the bank, people start asking questions and rumours abound.

Correct answer: (c) abound
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what does abide mean?

[Torsten]

Depends on the context. It can mean live, obey, submit, stay and a lot more.
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[Mosteque]

I'll give you some examples:

abide - to live or stay somewhere
He abided in the wilderness for 40 days

abide - to hate or dislike
I can't abide him
I can't abide laziness

to abide by sth - to accept and/or obey sth
Competitors must abide by the judge's decision

you may have an abiding memory/feeling which means that this particular memory has been present in your mind for a long time

My abiding memory is of her looking at me with those beautiful blue eyes.
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