abide
verb (used without object)
to remain; continue; stay.
has abided
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present perfectof abide (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In a statement to the BBC, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Musk "is selflessly serving President Trump's Administration as a special government employee, and he has abided by all applicable federal laws".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Japan, which has abided by a pacifist constitution after its defeat in World War II, has taken an unusually vocal position on the war in Ukraine, joining in sanctions against Russia alongside the Western nations.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
India has abided by the agreement of equal treatment for the Nepalis in its army.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
And, for Nelson, it seems to give voice to a certain sense of awe and spiritual wonder at nature that has abided in him since his time as an astronaut.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2022
I should be hardly saying too much for Hamilton if I were to declare that all those parts of the Constitution emanated from him in which permanent political strength has abided.
From North America — Volume 2 by Anthony Trollope
