abide
verb (used without object)
to remain; continue; stay.
have abided
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present perfectof abide.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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It requires those submitting trophy kills to sign an affidavit swearing they have abided by club technology and other restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
An overwhelming majority of the municipal government’s more than 330,000 workers have abided by the mandate and gotten their COVID-19 shots.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
For 50 years now, American presidents have abided by the bargain.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
“FINA has already made it clear, I have no violation. I have abided by the relevant rules. I think what I did is in the interests of all athletes,” Sun told Chinese reporters in Gwangju.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2019
Had it not been better to have abided under the witch-wife’s hand?
From The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris
