(Irregular preterit, past participle: abode)
1. To wait; to pause; to delay.
2. To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with before a person, and commonly with or before a place.
3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
4. To tolerate
1. To remain present although waning or gradually dying
2. To take one's time; proceed slowly; SYN. dawdle.