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obey
[ oh-bey ]
verb (used with object)
- to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
to obey one's parents.
- to comply with or follow (a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.).
- (of things) to respond conformably in action to:
The car obeyed the slightest touch of the steering wheel.
- to submit or conform in action to (some guiding principle, impulse, one's conscience, etc.).
verb (used without object)
- to be obedient:
to agree to obey.
obey
/ əˈbeɪ /
verb
- to carry out (instructions or orders); comply with (demands)
- to behave or act in accordance with (one's feelings, whims, etc)
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Derived Forms
- oˈbeyer, noun
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Other Words From
- o·beya·ble adjective
- o·beyer noun
- o·beying·ly adverb
- uno·beyed adjective
- uno·beying adjective
- well-o·beyed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obey1
C13: from Old French obéir, from Latin oboedīre, from ob- to, towards + audīre to hear
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Example Sentences
As Merrick Garland and his Department of Justice “obey in advance,” America is in crisis and Democratic leadership seems completely absent.
From Salon
Golestani’s matriarch desperately wants the security that comes with obeying the regime.
From Los Angeles Times
His loudmouthed threats and harassment are about trying to get people to "obey in advance," the famous phrase coined by historian Timothy Snyder.
From Salon
His personal turning point came with an order he could not obey.
From BBC
But obeying the man in charge works out better for Glinda.
From Salon
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