How to pronounce abide
Listen to abide in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“abide” in real sentences
835 clips in the index · 188 American · 314 British · 6 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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abide by the Constitution.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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can't abide uh criticism.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
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Like I cannot abide racism.
RNZ · hear it here
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will abide by those regulations.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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