abide by

verb

abided by; abiding by; abides by

transitive verb

: to accept or conform to without objection

abide by the rules/law

will abide by your decision

Examples of abide by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Candidates must agree to abide by certain campaign expenditure limits, including caps on personal funding to $25,000 and contributions from national, state, and county executive committees of a political party to $250,000. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

The thing is, American independent filmmakers do have to abide by those contracts — and they weren’t built for us. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Several types of fish have been banned from consumption in the area given their mercury levels, but most fish markets do not abide by these laws. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

This means goat herders must abide by a 2016 assembly bill instead and be paid a set wage for being on-call 24 hours a day, which comes out to about $20,000 a month for each worker. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for abide by

• acidify
• alveoli
• antinomy
• areolae
• demystify
• detoxify
• disqualify
• diversify
• electrify
• exemplify
• fasciculi
• identify