abide by

Meanings

• verb

  To comply with a law, regulation, or rule; to observe a custom or practice; to continue in a certain state.

  - "You must abide by the rules of the pool."
  - "I will abide by your decision."
  - "The population was asked to abide by the quarantine regulations."

• verb

  To wait or remain; to stay or continue in a place.

  - "Please abide with me while I finish this task."
  - "The tourists abided in the town for several days."
  - "The patient was asked to abide in the hospital until fully recovered."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with abide by
abide , tide , hide , side , reside , abide by your side , abide with me

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Variants

List of all variants of abide by that leads to same result
abide , abide by , abided , abided by , abider , abiders , abides , abides by , abiding , abiding by , abode , abode by

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Etymology

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Old English abidan, from abidan ‘to stay, wait, tarry’, from abi ‘away from’ + idan ‘go, journey’.

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Trivia

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1. The phrase 'abide by' first appeared in English literature around the 14th century.

2. In the Bible, Psalm 23:4 states, 'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.' This phrase is often paraphrased as 'abide with me'.

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Related Concepts

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1. comply: To obey or follow a law, regulation, or rule.

2. obey: To follow the instructions or commands of someone in authority.

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Quotes

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1. A former party functionary, Yeltsin replaced Communist ideology with a supremely simplified vision of democracy, which boiled down to two tenets: He could not "abide" Communists, and he supported freedom of the press.

   - Masha Gessen,{it}New Republic{/it},5 June 2000

2. Now his anger had poisoned all relationships, no one could be put in the two empty beds in the room, and not even his long-suffering sister could "abide" him in her house.

   - Peter Pouncey,{it}Rules for Old Men Waiting{/it},2005

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Culture

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Abide by has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of obedience to rules or customs. For instance, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Polonius advises his son Laertes to 'abide awhile' and 'bear your bodily wounds' before seeking revenge. In music, the phrase 'abide with me' is the title of a popular hymn written by Henry Lyte.

How to Memorize "abide by"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the word 'abide' as 'to stay' or 'to remain'. Visualize the idea of waiting or continuing in a certain state.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'abide' with the concept of obeying rules or staying put.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Abide by rules, always be true'.

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