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abide by in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
    "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
    comply  follow  abide by 
  2. show respect towards
    "honor your parents!"
    respect  honor  honour  abide by  observe 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


abide by in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (transitive) To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, "to abide by an award."
  2. (verb) (transitive) To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.
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