ABIDE BY

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 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