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

Denker said the weekend of racing required 1,300 pages of permits to abide by federal and district regulations. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026

The current regulations would be mostly scrapped, leaving providers to only abide by state rules that are often much less stringent or nonexistent. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Israel did not abide by the agreement and there were hundreds or thousands of violations. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Banking, healthcare, insurance, government and other highly regulated sectors in particular have to abide by productivity, security and compliance requirements consumer browsers simply haven’t accommodated. — Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 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