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hello everyone my name is Anna English
and today's phrasal verb is abide by
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abide by if you abide by something it
means that you accept it you obey it for
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example if I am a schoolgirl and I am
being a very good schoolgirl and
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following all the school rules you can
say Ana is abiding by the school rules
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ana always abides by the rules of course
but if I'm a very naughty girl and I'm
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arrested because I've done something
very bad like criminal damage then
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perhaps I will have to go to court and
when the judge makes his decision I will
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have to obey and accept that decision
so you could say Anna has to abide by the
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judge's decision or if we're talking in
the past we say Anna abided by the judges
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decision
so I hope you're going to abide by the
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rules make sure you subscribe and give
it a thumb and come back tomorrow for
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another phrasal verb
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