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abide English

Meaning abide meaning

What does abide mean?
Definitions in simple English

abide Verb

— If you can't abide something, you really do not like it. — If you abide by a rule or decision, you follow or accept it. "You will face a life sentence in prison if you do not abide by my rule!" the king threatened.

abide

— verb (= stay) dwell You can stay with me while you are in town stay a bit longer--the day is still young — verb (= endure, stick out, bear, tolerate, put up) put up with something or somebody unpleasant I cannot bear his constant criticism The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks he learned to tolerate the heat She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

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abide English » English

stay remain endure dwell await bear wait reside tolerate expect suffer wait for put up with live keep abide by bide stand inhabit support stomach observe obey continue stick out meet lodge follow brook withstand sojourn put up persist perform fulfil exercise execute digest achieve accomplish take sustain stop persevere linger last comply wait on tarry stay for

Topics abide topics

What do people use abide to talk about?
Physical actions Move Not moving

Stay, remain
Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Obey

Conjugation abide conjugation

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abide · verb

Examples abide examples

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Simple sentences

We must abide by the rules of the game.
I can't abide to see such fellows.
Abide by your promise.
I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.
Tom can't abide veggies.
Everyone is expected to abide by the company's established rules.
Wieler is urging Germans to continue to abide by social distancing guidance, wear masks while on public transportation or shopping, and to stay at home when possible.
Abide with me.
We all abide by law to live in any society.
Abide by the inevitable.
I cannot abide him.
I can't abide that noise.
I hope that Japan will abide by its Constitution.
The players must abide by the rules.
You have to abide by the laws.
How you can abide him?
I cannot abide to see such cruelty.
They have got to abide by the rules.
People do not abide by the rules.

Movie subtitles

You'll abide by the will of the majority.
We'll miss Anne-Marie if she leaves, but we'll abide by that.
Yet ere he touch at last his native shore, Ulysses must abide one labour more.
Mr Davies. Are you willing to abide by majority decision?
Me, I'm perfectly willing to abide by the decision of the majority.
That's what you can't abide.
If it's one thing I can't abide.
If there's one thing I can't abide, it's despairing.
I must abide no longer.
Well, I'm certain the government findings will be fair. and I shall abide by their official confirmation or denial.
Blessed are those who abide by your holy will, for death shall not harm them.
If our teachings are false, they will pass away but until that time, we must abide by them.
I will abide this banishment. though it be harsher than the losing of my life.
I can't abide to look at you.
Wanting Arabs to abide by French rules would be a mistake.
The bargains made, and you'll abide by it.
Oh, why must we always abide by what Aunt Charlotte thinks?
No, thank you very much. I can't abide the stuff.
I accept the terms. But will Pedro de Vargas abide by them?
Well, get him out of here. I cannot abide landlords.
I can't abide a liar.
They still have to abide by them.
Bless, O Lord, this ring, that he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in thy peace and continue in thy favor unto their life's end.
WHY, I CAN'T ABIDE HER OR SHE ME.
If you want to make a living in my territory you must obey me, and abide by my rules.
Then I'll abide by the rules.
You'll have to abide by those laws.
Look, Jordy. there's ways of living, and there's ways of doing things. that folks abide by when they want to live right and happily. in the comfort of their own people.
If you refuse to abide by the laws of the civilized world we must consider ourselves absolved from our duty to obey you.
We should abide by the laws of nature and dispose of the weaker, impaired species.
We abide by that circuit judge, now.
Abide a moment!
Wait for me here and Abide quiet.

News and current affairs

Most states nowadays lie within borders that are widely accepted as legitimate, and they increasingly abide by international norms of behavior in times of war.
In fact, the obligation of states to abide by humanitarian rules of conduct while their enemies are free to barbarize warfare is what makes asymmetric wars especially insoluble.
In exchange for a guarantee, the eurozone's major banks would have to agree to abide by the ECB's instructions.
Fortunately, even if Bush does not understand such basic principles, America's courts do, and they are now, albeit belatedly, forcing his administration to abide by them.
None of this is to suggest that the US and Europe should abide every move by every corrupt dictator.
Many constitutions contain such a rule, and even President Vladimir Putin of Russia has stated that he will abide by it.
To provide additional incentives to abide by the rules, the ECB could refuse to accept debt issued under national ratings as collateral.
Second, to create an even playing field, the risk premium on the borrowing costs of countries that abide by the rules will have to be removed.
The EU's reluctant number two country has served unofficial notice that it, too, does not plan to abide by its deficit-reduction promises.
You must ensure that you abide by international rules of propriety, covering newly exposed domestic sources of weaknesses, and protecting yourself from the elements.
But, while machines work everywhere, managers must abide by local traditions and belong to indigenous social networks.
The official Saudi press explains the new stance as reflecting the government's desire to abide by Security Council resolutions.
I must abide by an outcome I oppose.
The Greek crisis is liable to come to a climax in the fall, even if the election produces a government that is willing to abide by Greece's current agreement with its creditors.
Microsoft's authorized representatives declared that they could not oppose the Russian police actions, because the Seattle-based company had to abide by Russian law.
Norway, like Switzerland, still has to abide by EU single-market rules, without having any say in formulating them.
In this sense, FIFA is not a special case: All non-profit and for-profit organizations around the world are expected to abide by this code of conduct.
In addition, China must live with restrictions on its industrial policies that none of these other countries, in pre-WTO days, had to abide by.
When people see an institution that relates to something that they feel passionate about failing so publicly to abide by simple rules, they lose faith not only in that institution, but also in the idea that good governance is achievable at all.
And, even if Palestinian negotiators agreed to end the conflict once and for all, the chances that all Palestinian factions would abide by such a settlement are nil.
While most Iraqis understand the need for US forces to be in their country for the short term, they will not abide a permanent deployment.

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