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remain vs abide

abide vs remain

remain and abide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remain No No Yes No
abide No No Yes No
As verbs, abide is a hyponym of remain; that is, abide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remain:
  • remain: continue in a place, position, or situation
  • abide: dwell
Other hyponyms of remain include bide, stay, hold over.
remain (verb) abide (verb)
stay the same; remain in a certain state put up with something or somebody unpleasant
be in a certain place and not leave dwell
continue in a place, position, or situation
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
Difference between remain and abide

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