abide
21abide — UK [əˈbaɪd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms abide : present tense I/you/we/they abide he/she/it abides present participle abiding past tense abided past participle abided an old word meaning to stay or live somewhere • can t abide something… …
22abide by — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms abide by : present tense I/you/we/they abide by he/she/it abides by present participle abiding by past tense abided by past participle abided by abide by something to follow a rule, decision, or instruction… …
23abide — verb /əˈbaɪd,əˈbaɪd/ a) To stay; to continue in a place; to have ones abode; to dwell; to sojourn; with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place. Let the damsel abide with us a few days …
24abide — verb 1) he expected everybody to abide by the rules Syn: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep to, hold to, conform to, adhere to, stick to, stand by, act in accordance with, uphold, heed, accept, go along with, acknowledge …
25abide — verb 1) informal I can t abide smoke Syn: stand, bear; Brit.; informal stick 2) one memory will abide Syn: continue, remain, survive, last, persist, live on …
26abide by — {v.} To accept and obey; be willing to follow. * /A basketball player may know he did not foul, but he must abide by the referee s decision./ * /The members agree to abide by the rules of the club./ …
27abide by — {v.} To accept and obey; be willing to follow. * /A basketball player may know he did not foul, but he must abide by the referee s decision./ * /The members agree to abide by the rules of the club./ …
28abide by — phrasal 1. to conform to < abide by the rules > 2. to acquiesce in < will abide by your decision > …
29abide — verb (abode or abided; abiding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ābīdan, from ā , perfective prefix + bīdan to bide; akin to Old High German ir , perfective prefix more at bide Date: before 12th century transitive verb …
30abide by — verb a) To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award. The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first b) To remain faithful to something or someone; to… …
