Abide and Lie

Abide

Abide verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Lie and abide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Abide".

Nearby Words: abiding, abidance

Lie

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

Abide and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abide" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

Common collocations

wish abide wish lie wish
people abide people lie people
truth abide truth lie truth
time abide time lie time

Both words in one sentence

  • While they are murderous criminals, they abide their code of honor and they treat each other as True Companions, unlike the proganosists who constantly lie to and double-cross each other.
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