Found 1 items, similar to To abide by.
English → English (gcide) Definition: To abide by Abide \A*bide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abode, formerly Abid; p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding.] [AS. [=a]b[=i]dan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b[=i]dan to bide. See Bide.] 1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] Let the damsel abide with us a few days. --Gen. xxiv. 55. [1913 Webster] 3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain. [1913 Webster] Let every man abide in the same calling. --1 Cor. vii. 20. [1913 Webster] Followed by by: To abide by. (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. [1913 Webster] The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first. --Fielding. [1913 Webster] (b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a decision or an award. [1913 Webster]