abide

/əˈbaɪd/ verb

Translation

can't abide sb/sth › to strongly dislike someone or something

aşırı derecede nefret etmek, hoşlanmamak

I can't abide rudeness.947

abide by sth phrasal verb

› to obey a rule

kurallara uymak, itaat etmek

Staff who refused to abide by the rules were fired.2104

(Definition of abide verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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