abide by

1. a ramine fidel / credincios cu dat, a mentine cu ac, a nu da indarat de la, a ramine la; a lua cu ac asupra sa
2. a astepta (rezultate etc.); a accepta cu ac, a se impaca cu

a se baza pe;a respecta

v.i.: a acţiona în concordanţă cu; a se supune; a fi de acord cu; a respecta; a accepta. "The games had rules. You learned the rules and abided by them. If there were another set of rules you would abide by them. (I. Shaw, Rich Man, Poor Man)