Word
abiding
Phoneticsabid·ing
US/əˈbaɪdɪŋ/
UK/ɐbˈaɪdɪŋ/
Definitions
01lasting or enduring
C1 · Advanced Literary
adj. describing a feeling, interest, or belief that you have had for a long time and will likely keep forever.
adj. continuing or persisting in the same state without change; often used to describe deep-seated emotions or convictions.
“He has an abiding love for the mountains where he grew up.”
“Despite the political shifts of the last decade, she maintained an abiding faith in the power of local community action.”
Synonyms
02a place to live
C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic
n. an old word for a home or a place where someone stays.
n. a dwelling place or abode; the state of residing in a specific location.
“The old stories speak of a secret abiding deep within the forest.”
“The poet sought a permanent abiding, weary of the transient life he had led across the continent.”
Real-World Examples
“It is just the abiding memory is an awful ending of only one win from 17 matches, a horror run that left Root and his team broken.” “As the historian writes in The Romanov Sisters , Alexandra was a “woman whose abiding virtue—and one that, perversely, destroyed them all in the end—was a fatal excess” of maternal love.” Etymology
Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).
From Middle English abydynge, abidynge, -inge [verbal noun of abiden, abyden (“to abide”)], from Old English abīdung; or, verbal noun from abide (verb) + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990
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