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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  abide by
       v 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" [syn: comply, follow]
       2: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: respect,
           honor, honour, observe] [ant: disrespect]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abide by
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in
  accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to
  (a decision or law).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to
  adhere to (an idea or plan).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  abide by
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in
  accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to
  (a decision or law).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to
  adhere to (an idea or plan).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  abide by
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in
  accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to
  (a decision or law).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to
  adhere to (an idea or plan).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  abide by
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in
  accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to
  (a decision or law).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to
  adhere to (an idea or plan).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  abide by
     Englanti vb.
     noudattaa (lakia, sääntöä, sopimusta, päätöstä)