abide by

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Officers who didn’t abide by a shoot-first, ask-questions-later ethos were ostracized or forced out of the unit, Colomey alleges.

From Los Angeles Times

Because of this redirection, Stake has managed to abide by the FTC’s guidelines.

From Slate

TikTok told us that live content must abide by their community guidelines, which apply across the platform.

From BBC

So, to maximize its impact among college students, the campaign for Amendment 4 has partnered with voter-registration groups that are willing to abide by the strict new set of rules.

From Slate

“I’m sorry that Montgomery County has to be shown the law to abide by it,” Howard-Elley said.

From Salon