abide

  • 31abide — Synonyms and related words: abide in, abide with, accede, accept, adhere, await, be big, be coextensive with, be comprised in, be constituted by, be contained in, be content with, be easy with, be present in, be still, bear, bear with, berth,… …

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  • 32abide\ by — v To accept and obey; be willing to follow. A basketball player may know he did not foul, but he must abide by the referee s decision. The members agree to abide by the rules of the club …

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  • 33abide by — PHRASAL VERB If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do. [V P n] They have got to abide by the rules …

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  • 34abide — verb 1》 (abide by) accept or act in accordance with (a rule or decision). 2》 (cannot/could not abide) informal be unable to tolerate. 3》 [often as adjective abiding] (of a feeling or memory) endure. 4》 archaic live; dwell. Derivatives abidance… …

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  • 35abide — [əˈbaɪd] verb can t abide sth to hate something[/ex] abide by sth …

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  • 36abide by — To adhere to, to obey, to accept the consequences of. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co. v. U. S., C.C.A.Ohio, 36 F.2d 682, 683. To stand to, acquiesce in, conform to. To accept as valid, and to take consequences of; as to abide by a decision. Kovach… …

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  • 37abide by — To adhere to, to obey, to accept the consequences of. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co. v. U. S., C.C.A.Ohio, 36 F.2d 682, 683. To stand to, acquiesce in, conform to. To accept as valid, and to take consequences of; as to abide by a decision. Kovach… …

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  • 38abide — To dwell, to obey; to comply with; to perform; to execute; to conform to; as to abide the judgment or order of the court. Jackson v State, 30 Kan 88, 1 P 317. See costs to abide event …

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  • 39abide — v. (past abided or rarely abode) 1 tr. (usu. in neg. or interrog.) tolerate, endure (can t abide him). 2 intr. (foll. by by) a act in accordance with (abide by the rules). b remain faithful to (a promise). 3 intr. archaic a remain, continue. b… …

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  • 40abide by — phr verb Abide by is used with these nouns as the object: ↑condition, ↑decision, ↑judgement, ↑rule …

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