obey
verb (used with object)
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of.
have been obeying
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present perfect progressiveof obey.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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They have been closed since the end of March and say it is unfair they should be penalised because they have been obeying government regulations.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2020
Dismount," said they, "the mules have been obeying the bridle and you have directed them wrongly.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Robert Grant
They have been obeying the behests of spiritual impulse, working in war gardens, eliminating luxuries, purchasing bonds, contributing to benevolent enterprises, until democracy is their ruling passion.
From The Reconstructed School by Francis B. Pearson
It would have been obeying him in words, and not in spirit....
From The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope
