住 — meaning in English
zhù
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English meaning
- abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- belive adverb Soon, shortly, or before long (archaic).
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- dwell verb To live or reside in a place.
- fast adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
- inhabit verb To live in a place.
- linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- live verb To be alive; to have life.
- living adj Alive, currently existing (as opposed to dead or extinct).
- reside verb To live somewhere on a permanent or long-term basis.
- rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.
- tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.
- withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.
- wone noun A house, home, habitation, dwelling.
Senses
住 is used for these senses in English:
- abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
- apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- belive (intransitive, dialectal, otherwise, obsolete) To remain, stay.
- detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
- dwell (intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.
- fast (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]
- fast In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound [from 10th c.].
- inhabit (transitive) To live or reside in.
abide — full definition
- verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
- verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.