Definition of abides:
(v) :
Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”).
(v) :
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.
(v) :
(transitive) To bear patiently.
(v) :
(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
(v) :
(intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last.
(v) :
(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.