abide

jurewa

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) abide

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) abides

Past tense (ya wuce) abided

Past participle (ya wuce) abided

Present participle (ana cikin yi) abiding

1. (intransitive) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. To dwell. <> madawwama, dawwama, zauna.

   The Faithful ask for and abide by Guidance <> Mu'munai masu roƙa da dawwama ga shiriyar Allah. --Talk:Quran/1/6

2. (transitive) If you can't abide something, you really do not like it. <> yarda da abu
3. (transitive) If you abide by a rule or decision, you follow or accept it.

   "You will face a life sentence in prison if you do not abide by my rule!" the king threatened.