Usually means: Comply with or follow rules.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. abide by: Merriam-Webster
  2. abide by: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. abide by: Vocabulary.com
  4. abide by: Wiktionary
  5. abide by: Dictionary.com
  6. abide by: Rhymezone
  7. abide by: FreeDictionary.org
  8. abide by: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. abide by: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. abide by: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. abide by: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. abide by: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. abide by: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. abide by: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (abide by)

verb:  (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).
verb:  (transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan).

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