abide by

Idioms  

1. Accept and act in accordance with a decision or set of rules; also, remain faithful to. For example, All members must agree to abide by the club regulations, or A trustworthy man abides by his word. An older sense of the verb abide, “remain,” is still familiar in the well-known 19th-century hymn “Abide with Me,” which asks God to stay with the singer in time of trouble. [Early 1500s]

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Example Sentences

McLaughlin said the administration will not abide by any attempt to ban masks.

From Los Angeles Times

Higher education institutions maintain that their tuition practices abide by the law.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s Next: The AGA has been consistently opposed to prediction markets, in part because they don’t have to pay state taxes or abide by the consumer safety regulations established by state regulators.

From Barron's

While Russia and the U.S. are still abiding by some arms-controls limits, such as the New Start treaty that expires in February, China, unconstrained by any commitments, is quietly but rapidly leaping ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal

The group has said it would abide by a cease-fire the U.S. brokered last month between Israel and Hamas.

From The Wall Street Journal