Abide by sth
*To follow a rule, decision, or instruction:
They promised to abide by the rules of the contest.
= OBEY
*To accept and obey a decision, rule,
agreement, etc, even though you may not agree with it: You have to abide by the
referee’s decision.
*To accept or obey an agreement, decision or
rule: Competitors must abide by the
judge’s decision.
*To accept and act according to a law, an
agreement, etc.: You’ll have to abide by the rules of the club. # We will abide
by her decision.
*If you abide by a law, an agreement, or a
decision, you accept it and behave in accordance with it: Germany and Russia
agreed informally to abide by the agreement. # Both parties must agree to abide
by the court’s decision.
= OBSERVE, RESPECT ≠ FLOUT
abide verb
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