If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
They have got to abide by the rules.
= observe
PHRASAL VERB : V P n
If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
They have got to abide by the rules.
= observe
PHRASAL VERB : V P n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006