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- Dictionaryo·bey/əˈbā/
verb
- 1. comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of: "I always obey my father" Similar Opposite
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1. : to follow the commands or guidance of. He always obeys his parents. 2. : to conform to or comply with. obey an order. Falling objects obey the laws of physics. intransitive verb. : to behave obediently. The dog does not always obey. obeyer noun. Synonyms. adhere (to) comply (with) conform (to) follow. goose-step (to) mind. observe.
Obey definition: to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of. See examples of OBEY used in a sentence.
to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction: The soldiers refused to obey (orders). to obey the rules of international law. See also. obedient. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to obey someone or something.
When you obey, you follow someone's rules or instructions. In the old days, all of a monarchy's citizens were expected to obey the commands of their king or queen. You might be expected to obey the rules your strict parents lay down, or to obey the guidelines of a group or club you belong to.
to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction: The soldiers refused to obey (orders). to obey the rules of international law. See also. obedient. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. according to the law, rules, etc.
1. to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of. to obey one's parents. 2. to comply with or follow (a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.) 3. (of things) to respond conformably in action to. The car obeyed the slightest touch of the steering wheel. 4.
1. To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of. 2. To carry out or comply with (a command, for example). v.intr. To behave obediently. [Middle English obeien, from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedīre, to listen to : ob-, to; see ob- + audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.] o·bey′er n.
Definition of obey verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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From Anglo-Norman obeir, obeier et al., Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire (also obÄ“dÄ«re (“to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve" )), from ob- (“before, near" ) + audÄ«re (“to hear" ). Compare audient.
