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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abide by

Food critic Giles Coren previously came out in support of the restaurant, claiming Michelin-starred restaurants should not have to abide by normal health and safety rules and the guidelines should "probably be modernised".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Burnham, who replaced Starmer as Labour Party leader and prime minister earlier this month, has vowed to abide by all the party's 2024 election manifesto commitments.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The ban will officially come in from 00:01 BST on Saturday, but SEW has asked its customers to abide by the restrictions immediately.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Rubio suggested the U.S. was still open to negotiations with Iran, but it must abide by any commitments it makes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

A convention is an agreement among the members of a community to abide by a single way of doing things.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker