1. [v]  put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"
2. [v]  dwell (archaic); "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

ABIDE is a 5 letter word that starts with A.

1. \A*bide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abode}, formerly {Abid};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Abiding}.] [AS. [=a]b[=i]dan; pref. [=a]-
   (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b[=i]dan to
   bide. See {Bide}.]
   1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
   2. To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to
      dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and
      commonly with at or in before a place.
            Let the damsel abide with us a few days. --Gen.
                                                  xxiv. 55.
   3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to
      continue; to remain.
            Let every man abide in the same calling. --1 Cor.
                                                  vii. 20.
      Followed by by:
   {To abide by}.
      (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.
                The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by
                what he said at first.            --Fielding.
      (b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a
          decision or an award.
   

2. \A*bide"\, v. t.
   1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for;
      as, I abide my time. ``I will abide the coming of my
      lord.'' --Tennyson.
   Note: [[Obs.], with a personal object.
               Bonds and afflictions abide me.    --Acts xx. 23.
   2. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
            [Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it. --Tennyson.
   3. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
            She could not abide Master Shallow.   --Shak.
   4.
   Note: [Confused with aby to pay for. See {Aby}.] To stand the
         consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
               Dearly I abide that boast so vain. --Milton.