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# How to pronounce "abides by" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/æbɪdɛsbɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **a·bi·des·by**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "abides by" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "to make it a law um about 15 months ago or so and and the fact that uh even with it being a law not everyone abides by it uh suggests to us that that possibly people won't be continuing to wear it and it also sends the wrong message to them it says uh actually hey guys you don't need to wear them anymore but we'll leave it to your judgment now even though we've we've set the law for"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLMxvPZKOQ8&t=331s)

### Example 2
> "it if it violated this mandate and why would it there' be an appeal but the ECB abides by its mandate and we can trust it 10 years of experience have shown us and it'll stay that way thank you very much for talking to us"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XxaYDLa87g&t=710s)

### Example 3
> "euro crisis was sorely needed fredri gz is head of a family run shoe retailer with a global Workforce of over 3,000 his workers appreciate that he abides by old-fashioned values that includes a Hands-On approach of course when you're here you have to get involved customers come and try on shoes and don't always put them back properly when you see that it's an automatic"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z25w4uf6yGU&t=148s)

### Example 4
> "abides by market rules for instance if you're sitting in a market and you're selling something and your local priest"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 23:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5zicTJVMgo&t=1389s)

### Example 5
> "Everybody abides by the rules of 50 to 55."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 37:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krEqrejCuGE&t=2231s)

### Example 6
> "downturn in their exports to Russia the German business Community is critical of the measures in a globalized world in a globalized economy sanctions only work if everyone abides by them that is not the case here if German firms are not allowed to supply certain Goods then others will step into the breach and we already see that Chinese businesses for example are trying to take the place of German companies so Dono as we saw there a number of"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 14:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72tBmnfT_A&t=850s)

### Example 7
> "who -- in three weeks' time, will be one of the very rare heads of an African country who actually abides by the constitution and gives up power after her prescribed term. She has said she wants to do that as a lesson."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 13:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU1bhHeCkoU&t=818s)

### Example 8
> "So long as man abides by such a principle, and does not waver or descend into the personal element, attacking passions, prejudices and interests, however powerful, will be weak"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 20:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p4nmdxFHy0&t=1257s)

### Example 9
> "CARES works with one and abides by it very carefully, but there are others that don't."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 43:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbjmVbWLNNI&t=2580s)

### Example 10
> "as president uh this is part of crafting an image of himself as a guarantor of order um as somebody who actually abides by the law as compared to the Lawless West and with the results of foregone conclusion it also serves to reinsert"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdh2Hg2gwRg&t=78s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [abides](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/abides)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "abides by" correctly?
"abides by" is pronounced `/æbɪdɛsbɪ/`. Syllable breakdown: **a·bi·des·by**.

### What does "abides by" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "abides by" in daily English.

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