abide by

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]

Example Sentences

So far, Hamas, while strongly condemning the Israeli air strikes, is still insisting it is abiding by the terms of the deal.

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“We’re on the same page that we will abide by the TRO, the temporary restraining order here, and all the accouterments,” he said.

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LNG industry’s rapid growth and limited domestic shipping capacity, LNG tankers need some short-term exemptions from new rules and the penalty fees that come if they don’t abide by them.

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The agency added that it will continue to abide by rules governing the government shutdown.

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The State Department insisted it was still abiding by the law.

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