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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)
Other Word Forms
- obeyable adjective
- obeyer noun
- obeyingly adverb
- unobeyed adjective
- unobeying adjective
- well-obeyed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of obey1
Example Sentences
"The threat is now home-grown and a lot younger. It feeds on friendships and social networks of the like-minded, without there ever necessarily being people having to give and obey orders," he said.
A spokesperson said Waymo’s vehicles will obey speed limits and be capable of keeping up with traffic.
But these ravers have driven all the way out here as a rejection of conformity — so why obey now?
It DE decides a school is not obeying the guidance it can be named and shamed.
“I want you to f— look at the person next to you right now, and I want you to tell them that you f— love them,” he instructs the crowd, which happily obeys his order.
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