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Verb: abide by
  1. Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
    "abide by the rules"
    - comply, follow
     
  2. Show respect towards
    - respect, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], observe, fête, fete

Derived forms: abiding by, abides by, abided by

Type of: accept, obey

Nearest

abeyant
abfarad
abhenry
abhor
abhorrence
abhorrent
abhorrently
abhorrer
abidance
abide
abide by
abiding
abidingly
Abidjan
abience
abient
Abies
Abies alba
Abies amabilis
Abies balsamea
Abies bracteata