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Princeton's WordNet

  1. comply, follow, abide byverb

    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

    "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

  2. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

    show respect towards

    "honor your parents!"

Wiktionary

  1. abide byverb

    To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award.

  2. abide byverb

    To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.

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  1. abide by

    To "abide by" something means to comply with, adhere to, or follow a rule, decision, or instruction. It implies the acceptance of and respect for certain rules or agreements, and the commitment to act or behave in accordance with them.

  2. abide by

    To abide by means to accept, follow, or act in accordance with certain rules, regulations, decisions, or laws. It implies obedience, compliance, or adherence to specified standards or guidelines.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abide by in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abide by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of abide by in a Sentence

  1. Ken Loo:

    We are banding together to create ...standard conditions, no one is under any obligations to abide by these terms but we hope it will be a guideline for all buyers and suppliers.

  2. Karen Andrews:

    All visa holders must abide by the health directions issued by our health officials. We won't tolerate those who don't, we will be getting her out of the country as soon as we can arrange that.

  3. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:

    Let's take our babies home and abide by the curfew. I want to thank you for understanding that we want to bring peace.

  4. Petro Poroshenko:

    If the enemy doesn't want to abide by the cease-fire, if he doesn't want to put an end to the suffering of peaceful people, Ukrainian villages and town, we will smash them in the teeth.

  5. Nancy Pelosi:

    I am comfortable with the proposal and it is my intention to abide by it whether it passes or not.

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  • الالتزامArabic
  • beistehen, einhaltenGerman
  • observar, [[someter]]se a, [[adherir]]se a, [[someter]]seSpanish
  • pitää kiinni, pysyä, noudattaaFinnish
  • rester, conformer, obéir, soumettre, tenirFrench
  • [[su]] [[sub-misar]]Ido
  • mantenere, [[rimanere]] [[fedele]], [[conformarsi]] aItalian
  • 守る, 従うJapanese
  • ~을 준수하다Korean
  • соблюсти, оставаться верным, соблюдать, остаться верным, блюстиRussian
  • hålla sig tillSwedish
  • ปฏิบัติตาม, ยึดมั่นในThai
  • sadık kalmak, uymakTurkish
  • پابندی کرناUrdu
  • tuân thủVietnamese

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