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verb

Abide v. i. (past & past part. abode, formerly abid; pres. part. abiding)

To wait; to pause; to delay. (Obs.)

To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place. "Let the damsel abide with us a few days."

To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain. "Let every man abide in the same calling."

Followed by by:

To abide by.

(a)

To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. "The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first."

(b)

To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a decision or an award.

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Etymology of 'Abide by'

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"Abide by" Quotes from Famous Books

... the simple reason that I have passed my word to Madame; compulsorily, it is true; I shall abide by it. That is not to say that my sympathies are not wholly with the Osians. Madame is a brilliant woman, resourceful, initiative; she has as many sides as a cut diamond; moreover, her cause is just. But I do not like ...

— The Puppet Crown • Harold MacGrath

... glanced at her as he came in, and then shunned her eye. He presented to her the grave, resolved countenance of a man who has been forced to a decision, but means to abide by it. ...

— The Woman-Hater • Charles Reade

... "I ever abide by my royal word," said the Sultan; "but he who marries my daughter must first send me forty golden basins filled to the brim with precious stones. These basins must be carried by forty black slaves, ...

— Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) - Classic Tales And Old-Fashioned Stories • Various

... quick, and the faster runner, who is unrighteousness, has overtaken them. And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death,—they too go their ways condemned by the truth to suffer the penalty of villainy and wrong; and I must abide by my award—let them abide by theirs. I suppose that these things may be regarded as fated,—and I think that ...

— Apology - Also known as "The Death of Socrates" • Plato

... this quest, too, had he failed. He had seen neither apes nor ape-man. Meriem at first insisted upon setting forth herself in search of Korak, but Bwana prevailed upon her to wait. He would go himself, he assured her, as soon as he could find the time, and at last Meriem consented to abide by his wishes; but it was months before she ceased to mourn almost hourly for ...

— The Son of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs

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