Verweilen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- abode noun A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.
- dwell verb To live or reside in a place.
- hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
- sojourn noun A short stay somewhere.
- tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.
Senses
Verweilen is used for these senses in English:
- abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
- abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
- abide (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.]
- abide (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]
- abide (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]
- abode (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]
- dwell (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
- hover Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
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.