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How to pronounce “abide”

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Pronunciation guide for abide

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of abide with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Dr. Moogega Coopermust abide by planetary protection rules
Definition summary: (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.][2]

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Dr. Moogega Cooper

must abide by planetary protection rules

[Verb]
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.][2]
(transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.][2]
(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.][2]
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.][2]
(intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay. [from ca. 1150—1350 to mid-17th c.][2]
(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350][2]
(intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode. [from ca. 1350—1470][2]
(intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. [from ca. 1350—1470][2]
(transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for. [from early 12th c.][2]
(transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under. [from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.][2]
(transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to. [from ca. 1350—1470][2]