avvente — meaning in English

English meaning

• abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
• halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.

Senses

avvente is used for these senses in English:

• abide (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]
• halt (intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.

abide — full definition

1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

halt — full definition

1. verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
2. noun A stop, especially a temporary one.

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