obey
verb (used with object)
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of.
are obeying
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present progressiveof obey.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In some cases, that means having to wear an ankle tag so that their movements can be monitored to check they are obeying a curfew or following other restrictions.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
You are expressing your readiness to accept that definition, whatever it might turn out to be — you are obeying in advance.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
The changes drew criticism and prompted a Regents audit of university admissions across the state to determine if schools are obeying the rules.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2018
Blue Line Protection Group, a security firm, is doing compliance checks for such banks to ensure their cannabis clients are obeying the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2015
They are obeying strict laws, rather like the laws of gravity or of planets in orbit, whereby some chords exert more power than others.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
