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abideabide /əˈbaɪd/ ●○○ verb old-fashioned ETYMOLOGYabideOrigin: Old English abidan, from bidan; ➔ BIDE VERB TABLEabide |
Present | I, you, we, they | abide | | he, she, it | abides | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | abided, abode | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have abided | | he, she, it | has abided | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had abided | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will abide | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have abided |
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Present | I | am abiding | | he, she, it | is abiding | | you, we, they | are abiding | Past | I, he, she, it | was abiding | | you, we, they | were abiding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been abiding | | he, she, it | has been abiding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been abiding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be abiding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been abiding |
THESAURUS to do what someone in a position of authority tells you to do, or to do what a law or rule says you must do► obey to do what someone in a position of authority tells you to do, or to do what a law or rule says you must do: The children are expected to obey their parents. “Sit!” he said, and the dog obeyed him immediately. ► do what somebody says informal to do what someone has advised or ordered you to do: If you do what I say, you’ll be perfectly safe. ► do what you are told/do as you are told to do what your parent or teacher says you must do. Used especially about children: The teacher told the boys to sit quietly, and they did as they were told. ► follow somebody’s orders/instructions/advice to do what someone says you should do, or advises you to do: You must follow your doctor’s orders. ► respect formal to obey the law or customs of a place, especially because you believe it is important to obey them: He is an honest, responsible person who respects the law. ► comply/conform formal to do what a law, rule, or agreement says. You usually use comply about people or groups and conform about ideas or things: Companies must comply with employment laws. The new adoption law must conform to international standards. ► observe formal to do what you are supposed to do according to a law, agreement, or custom: Both sides are observing the ceasefire. ► abide by something formal to accept and obey a rule, law, or agreement, even though you may not agree with it: Those are the rules – we don’t make them but we have to abide by them. 1somebody can’t abide somebody/something used to say that someone dislikes someone or something very much: I can’t abide the idea of them getting married.2[intransitive always + adv./prep.] (past tense abode /əˈboʊd/) to live somewhereabide by something phrasal verb to accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement, etc., even though you may not agree with it: Tenants must abide by the rules of the mobile home park.► see thesaurus at obey |