abide
verb (used without object)
to remain; continue; stay.
are abiding
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present progressiveof abide.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"They are abiding by knocking down the number of logo'd items but there are lots of ways that the schools can get around it."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The treaty further allows international inspectors to verify whether countries are abiding with this limit.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
The treaty isn’t legally in force because not enough nations have ratified it, but major powers including China, Russia and the U.S. say they are abiding by its terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The chairman called it a duty for his committee to ensure all Americans are abiding by the nation’s voluntary federal tax system, which includes extending that oversight to the White House.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Vast, countless hosts of intelligences, though vailed from our outer vision, may be, and evidences are very strong that such ever are abiding dwellers above, below, around, and in the midst of earth’s corporeal inhabitants.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam
