Definition of abide . English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels. ABIDE meaning: 1 : to accept or bear (someone or something bad, unpleasant, etc.) usually used in negative constructions; 2 : to stay or live somewhere Store, access, and share files and photos from any device, anywhere, with OneDrive free cloud storage . Download OneDrive on all your devices to access your photos and files from almost anywhere, store them, and share them.