to abide by

Examples

• All

• Everyone who enters agrees in advance to abide by whatever the majority decides.

  Harvard University

• Ask the roommate again not to smoke inside and to please abide by their agreement.

  Academic text (1994)

• And so the answer is they abide by the same rules.

  Ed Mylett

• But it's simply just saying we're going to abide by our agreed upon rules in this.

  Stephan Speaks

• So it makes complete sense to abide by whatever kind of conditions or advice you are given.

  Liam Tuffs

• We must abide by her decision.

  The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

• Why do some people choose not to abide by the marriage rules of their own society?

  Academic text (2011)

• And we're required to abide by it, regardless of our personal feelings.

  Smokin' Aces (2006)

• There were more boundaries and rules that you had to abide by.

  The United Way (2021)

• Besides, as JBI employees, they had to abide by the safety rules.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

F

to follow

vsto abide by

∞ 1.0

To act according to rules, advice, or beliefs

focuses on formal acceptance and acting according to an agreement

O

to obey

vsto abide by

411 1.0

Do what someone in charge tells you or follow a rule

includes voluntary acceptance and acting under agreements as well

C

to comply

vsto abide by

332 3.8

Do what a rule or person asks

emphasizes general agreement and action rather than mere obedience tone

A

to abide

vsto abide by

114 3.4

To follow a rule or law

has identical meaning but appears as a phrasal verb form

C

to conform

vsto abide by

96 3.2

Think and act like other people or follow rules

is more about accepting and acting under a particular rule or decision

O

to observe

vsto abide by

93 3.4

To follow a rule or tradition by doing what it asks

is about accepting and acting according to a rule or agreement

G

to go by

vsto abide by

91 1.8

To follow a rule or plan

is specifically about accepting and acting under a rule or decision

A

to adhere

vsto abide by

87 4.7

Continue to follow and support a rule, belief, or person

focuses more on accepting and acting under a specific decision

A

to adhere to

vsto abide by

79 3.9

To follow rules or instructions

is the common phrasal expression for the same obedience action

F

to follow the rule

vsto abide by

55 2.8

Do what a rule says

covers the same obedience but is used more broadly for agreements

C

to conform to

vsto abide by

50 3.7

Do what rules or standards say you must

is centered on accepting and acting by a specific decision or agreement

A

to acquiesce

vsto abide by

• Formal

20 8.4

To accept something you do not want without complaining

involves willing acceptance and acting according to a rule or agreement

F

to fall in line

vsto abide by

• Informal

18 4.3

To follow rules or other people after not wanting to at first

is about accepting and acting according to a rule without the reluctance detail

T

to toe the line

vsto abide by

• Informal

9 5.4

To do what people in charge expect and follow the rules exactly

is similar but used for accepting and acting under decisions or agreements

C

to comply with regulations

vsto abide by

• Formal

1 3.4

Follow rules or laws that apply to you

is more general, applying to any rule, decision, or agreement

Antonyms

V

to violate

627 4.4

Break a law, rule, agreement, or promise

D

to disregard

119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

How Compliant

to adhere to

79 3.9

to obey

411 1.0

to abide by

79 3.5

to comply

332 3.8

to accept

∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology