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abide by

Definition of abide by

Verb

to abide by (phrasal verb)

  1. (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. (transitive) To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.

Quotations

  • The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first - Fielding

Anagrams

  • Alphagram: abbdeiy
  • yabbied

References:

  1. Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Translation of abide by in Malay

  1. Patuh



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