abiding
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/
Present participle or participial adjective from abide + -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden ("to abide").
Adjectiveabiding
- Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- an abiding belief
- a deep and abiding hatred of wealth
- diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
- French: continuel, sempiternel
- Italian: duraturo, persistente
- Present participle and gerund of abide
From Middle English abydynge, abidynge, -inge [verbal noun of abiden, abyden ("to abide")], from Old English abīdung; or, verbal noun from abide + -ing.
Nounabiding (plural abidings)
- The action of one who abides; the state of an abider. [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.]
- (obsolete) An abode. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17th century.]
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