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

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

The Ventura County district attorney’s office noted that electric motorcycles differ from electric bikes because the former must abide by the same regulations as a traditional motorcycle rider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

“You are all employees at will and can choose to abide by this mandate in the terms laid out above or not,” read the note, signed by Nieporte, DeGaetano and Selver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

It’s formal, but I know you’ve been here for a long time, and I want to abide by the correct channels.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

She told everybody that Sula had pushed him, and talked so strongly about it she was forced to abide by the advice of her friends and take him to the county hospital.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison