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

But she’s so loaded, she doesn’t abide by existing train schedules and surprises them all by stopping a train that is supposed to bypass the town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, Deere says it won’t share any JD data with other parties without farmers’ permission and is requiring its dealers to abide by the same requirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"They have shattered it, they are the ones that have failed to abide by their statutory obligations," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Upon your mother-in-law’s death, the trust generally becomes irrevocable, and you must abide by its terms.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

He felt somehow that they must abide by the rules of the verse, waiting until day’s first hour on the night of the full moon.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques