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<ENT><HWD>abide by</HWD> <GRAMCODE>[A2] <DEF>accept; act in accordance
with. <COLLINFO gram=S> <COLLS>contestants, parties, sides, members.
<COLLINFO gram=o> <COLLS>rules, regulations; decision, verdict <ILLUS>
<ITAL>The two men agreed to <BITAL>abide by <ITAL>the referee's
decision. <ILLUS>Unless they <BITAL>abide by <ITAL>the rules of the
club, they will have to leave.</ENT>
<ENT><HWD>abound in</HWD> <GRAMCODE>[A2 rel] <DEF>be full of. <COLLINFO
gram=S> <COLLS>place, institution, area of learning. <COLLINFO gram=o>
<COLLS>opportunities; difficulties, snags; examples (of) <ILLUS>
<ITAL>Modern industry <BITAL>abounds in <ITAL>opportunities for young
men with imagination. <ILLUS>This language <BITAL>aboundsin
<ITAL>difficulties for the foreign learner. <ILLUS>The countryside
<BITAL>abounds in <ITAL>wild life of every kind. <USAGE>occasionally
<CODE>abound with.</ENT>
<ENT><HWD>abscond (from)</HWD> <GRAMCODE>[A2 emph rel] <DEF>(formal) go
away (from), leave (unlawfully). <COLLINFO gra . . .
