"abide by" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: abides by [present, singular, third-person], abiding by [participle, present], abided by [participle, past], abided by [past], abode by [participle, past], abode by [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=abode by}} abide by (third-person singular simple present abides by, present participle abiding by, simple past and past participle abided by or abode by)
  1. (transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law). Tags: transitive Synonyms (to accept a decision and act in accordance with it): acquiesce, conform Translations (accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it): μένω (ménō) (Ancient Greek), اِلْتَزَمَ (iltazama) (Arabic), acatar (Catalan), 遵循 (zūnxún) (Chinese Mandarin), 遵守 (zūnshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), zich schikken naar (Dutch), zich neerleggen bij (Dutch), noudattaa (Finnish), se conformer (French), obéir à (French), se soumettre (French), einhalten (German), befolgen (German), elfogad (Hungarian), követ (Hungarian), betart (Hungarian), aláveti magát (Hungarian), conformarsi a (Italian), sottostare (Italian), adeguarsi (Italian), attenersi (Italian), 従う (shitagau) (alt: したがう) (Japanese), 守る (mamoru) (alt: まもる) (Japanese), stosować się (Polish), seguir (Portuguese), соблюда́ть (sobljudátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), блюсти́ (bljustí) [imperfective] (Russian), соблюсти́ (sobljustí) [perfective] (Russian), someterse (Spanish), acatar (Spanish), atenerse (Spanish), hålla sig till (Swedish), ยึดมั่นใน (yéut mân nai) (Thai), ปฏิบัติตาม (bpàdtìbàt dtaam) (Thai), uymak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-abide_by-en-verb-I4pJe5wB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (by) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (by): 80 20 Disambiguation of 'to accept a decision and act in accordance with it': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan). Tags: transitive Synonyms (to remain faithful to): stand by, go to the wall for, stick with Translations (remain faithful to something or someone): ἐμμένω (emménō) (Ancient Greek), 忠於 (Chinese Mandarin), 忠于 (zhōngyú) (Chinese Mandarin), 信守 (xìnshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), zich houden aan (Dutch), trouw blijven aan (Dutch), pitää kiinni (Finnish), pysyä (Finnish), tenir sa promesse (French), rester fidèle à (French), beistehen (German), zur Seite stehen (German), stehen (note: with zu) (German), halten (note: with zu) (German), kitart (mellette) (Hungarian), hű/hűséges marad (hozzá) (Hungarian), mantenere (english: a promise) (Italian), rimanere fedele (english: remain faithful) (Italian), остава́ться ве́рным (ostavátʹsja vérnym) [imperfective] (Russian), оста́ться ве́рным (ostátʹsja vérnym) [perfective] (Russian), someterse a (Spanish), adherirse a (Spanish), observar (Spanish), respaldar (Spanish), sadık kalmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-abide_by-en-verb-m36n1p65 Disambiguation of 'to remain faithful to': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'remain faithful to something or someone': 2 98

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
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          "word": "befolgen"
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          "word": "követ"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
          "word": "aláveti magát"
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          "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "alt": "したがう",
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          "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
          "word": "従う"
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          "alt": "まもる",
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          "word": "守る"
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          "word": "stosować się"
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          "word": "seguir"
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          "roman": "yéut mân nai",
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          "word": "ยึดมั่นใน"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
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          "word": "忠於"
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          "roman": "zhōngyú",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xìnshǒu",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "信守"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "zich houden aan"
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          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "trouw blijven aan"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "pitää kiinni"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "pysyä"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "tenir sa promesse"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "rester fidèle à"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "beistehen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "zur Seite stehen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "with zu",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "stehen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "with zu",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "halten"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "emménō",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "ἐμμένω"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "kitart (mellette)"
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        {
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          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "hű/hűséges marad (hozzá)"
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          "code": "it",
          "english": "a promise",
          "lang": "Italian",
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          "word": "mantenere"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "it",
          "english": "remain faithful",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "word": "rimanere fedele"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ostavátʹsja vérnym",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "остава́ться ве́рным"
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          "roman": "ostátʹsja vérnym",
          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
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          "word": "observar"
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          "word": "respaldar"
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          "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
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    {
      "sense": "to accept a decision and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "conform"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to remain faithful to",
      "word": "stand by"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to remain faithful to",
      "word": "go to the wall for"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to remain faithful to",
      "word": "stick with"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iltazama",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "اِلْتَزَمَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "acatar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zūnxún",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "遵循"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zūnshǒu",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "遵守"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "zich schikken naar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "zich neerleggen bij"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "noudattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "se conformer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "obéir à"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "se soumettre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "einhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "befolgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ménō",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "μένω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "elfogad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "követ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "betart"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "aláveti magát"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "conformarsi a"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "sottostare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "adeguarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "attenersi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "したがう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shitagau",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "従う"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まもる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mamoru",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "守る"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "stosować się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "seguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sobljudátʹ",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "соблюда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bljustí",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "блюсти́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sobljustí",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "соблюсти́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "someterse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "acatar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "atenerse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "hålla sig till"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yéut mân nai",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "ยึดมั่นใน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpàdtìbàt dtaam",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "ปฏิบัติตาม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it",
      "word": "uymak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "忠於"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhōngyú",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "忠于"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnshǒu",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "信守"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "zich houden aan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "trouw blijven aan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "pitää kiinni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "pysyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "tenir sa promesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "rester fidèle à"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "beistehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "zur Seite stehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "with zu",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "stehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "with zu",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "halten"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "emménō",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "ἐμμένω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "kitart (mellette)"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "hű/hűséges marad (hozzá)"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "a promise",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "mantenere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "remain faithful",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "rimanere fedele"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostavátʹsja vérnym",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "остава́ться ве́рным"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostátʹsja vérnym",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оста́ться ве́рным"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "someterse a"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "adherirse a"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "observar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "respaldar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "remain faithful to something or someone",
      "word": "sadık kalmak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abide by"
}

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