ABIDE BY
Dictionary entry overview: What does abide by mean?
• ABIDE BY (verb)
The verb ABIDE BY has 2 senses:
1. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
2. show respect towards
Familiarity information: ABIDE BY used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ABIDE BY (verb)
Meaning:
Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
abide by; comply; follow
Context examples:
He complied with my instructions / You must comply or else! / Follow these simple rules / abide by the rules
Hypernyms (to "abide by" is one way to...):
obey (be obedient to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "abide by"):
accommodate; oblige (provide a service or favor for someone)
toe the line (do what is expected)
conform to (observe)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Show respect towards
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
abide by; honor; honour; respect; observe
Context example:
honor your parents!
Hypernyms (to "abide by" is one way to...):
accept (consider or hold as true)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "abide by"):
celebrate; lionise; lionize (assign great social importance to)
tolerate (recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
