Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).

    I don't agree with it, but I'll abide by the decision to give the reward to her.

    The defendent has abided by my ruling in good faith.

    einhalten, sich halten an, befolgen

    соблюда́тьsobljudátʹ, блюсти́bljustí, соблюсти́sobljustí

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

  2. (transitive)To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan).

    He may have shown his true colors, but he's supported me for years, so I'll abide by him.

    She has served me loyally, abiding by my rule for almost my entire life.

    beistehen, zur Seite stehen, stehen

    остава́ться ве́рнымostavátʹsja vérnym, оста́ться ве́рнымostátʹsja vérnym

Examples

36 sentences

  1. As long as you're in my house, you have to abide by my rules.

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  2. We must abide by the law.

    Ми мусимо коритися закону. — Reem

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  3. You have to abide by the laws.

    Ти повинен підкорятися законам. — uaspeaker

    ruТы должен подчиняться законам. — noxend

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  4. We have to abide by the rules.

    Ми маємо дотримуватися правил. — shanghainese

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  5. Some member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it:
remain faithful to something or someone:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it:
remain faithful to something or someone:

Forms

abides by, abiding by, abided by, abided by
Base formabide by · to abide by
3rd person singularabides by
Present participleabiding by
Past simpleabided by / abode by
Past participleabided by / abode by

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyabide by
he, she, itabides by

Past simpleLesson

all personsabided by

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave abided by
he, she, ithas abided by

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill abide by

Synonyms

30 synonyms
conformC1acceptA2acquiescego along withbite the bulletface up toface the musicgrin and bear itgrit one's teethmake a virtue of necessitymake the best of a bad jobpay the penaltypay the pricesuck it up
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
abhorC2abhorrenceabhorrentC2abideabigailabilityA2abjectC2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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