Let every man abide in the same calling.
1 Cor. vii. 20.
Followed by by: To abide by. (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.
The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first.
Fielding.
(b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a decision or an award.
A*bide", v. t. 1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time. "I will abide the coming of my lord." Tennyson.
[[Obs.], with a personal object.
Bonds and afflictions abide me.
Acts xx. 23.