to abide
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3.4
- verb
- /əˈbaɪd/
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- At the end of the day, we will have to abide by the government's decision because they are the elected representatives.
- abide by the rules
- abide by the law
- abide by the agreement
And that means that if you're part of a group, you have to participate, you have to contribute, and you have to abide by group norms.
- And that means that if you're part of a group, you have to participate, you have to contribute, and you have to abide by group norms.
- So I'm just suffice it to say they kind of reject like the laws of the US government that they have their own laws that they abide by.
- Producers that wanted to enter the organic sector would agree to abide by a set of rules and pay the costs of certification.
- How much is it, You know, how much do they abide by those two standards?
- And so the answer is they abide by the same rules.
- Everyone who enters agrees in advance to abide by whatever the majority decides.
- But it's simply just saying we're going to abide by our agreed upon rules in this.
- Yesterday on Air Force One, he said we will abide by the law.
- We have to abide by the intrinsic order of the cosmos.
- Well, for one thing, you create an asymmetry between those who abide by the regulation and those that don't.
- And because you guys got to understand there are laws that YouTube has to abide by.
- He says if you abide by the voice of adventure, you'll be a blessing to yourself.
- And so things like government and, and social behaviour, the rules and codes that we abide by, but they're not visible, They're invisible, right?
Examples
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While he disputed the findings of the auditor, he said that he had agreed to abide by them.
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Besides, as JBI employees, they had to abide by the safety rules.
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And so the answer is they abide by the same rules.
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But it's simply just saying we're going to abide by our agreed upon rules in this.
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Yesterday on Air Force One, he said we will abide by the law.
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And now you have to abide by these laws.
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And I must abide by that promise, even if you have chosen to break it.
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There were more boundaries and rules that you had to abide by.
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Nowadays, we Bondurants abide by the law.
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We must all abide by the rules of social distancing to keep everyone safe.
Synonyms
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1.0
To act according to rules, advice, or beliefs
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1.0
Do what someone in charge tells you or follow a rule
332
3.8
Do what a rule or person asks
93
3.4
To follow a rule or tradition by doing what it asks
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1.8
To follow a rule or plan
87
4.7
Continue to follow and support a rule, belief, or person
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3.5
To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement
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3.9
To follow rules or instructions
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2.8
Do what a rule says
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3.7
Do what rules or standards say you must
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Compliant
Surface Forms
Morphology
abide = bide (semi-transparent) = a + bide
The idiom 'abide by' (follow or accept a rule) is historically related to 'remain by' but requires knowledge of the phrasal construction 'abide by', so it is not fully predictable from the single base 'bide'.
Etymology
Abide in the phrase abide by uses the simple idea of 'staying by' something, so to abide by a rule is to 'keep to' or 'accept' that rule.