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   O·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 do what someone saystake/accept orders fromcarry out/follow the orders ofbe dutiful toheedsubmit todefer tobe ruled bybow togive way/in toyield tosurrender totruckle tocomply withadhere toobserveabide byact in accordance withconform torespectacquiesce inconsent toagree tofollowacceptkeep tostick toplay it by the booktoe the lineOpposite disobeydefycontravene
   • ▪ carry out (a command or instruction): "the officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders" Similar carry outperformact onexecutedischargeput into effectimplementfulfillmeet
   • ▪ behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.): "the universe was complex but it obeyed certain rules"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obeyer noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does it mean to obey a king?

   • 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.

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   What does obey mean?

   • He understood, and would obey; but his eyes followed her wistfully till she disappeared from sight. When he was only three years old the huge creature would obey him and allow him to drive anywhere he pleased. Obey definition: to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of. See examples of OBEY used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean to obey your parents?

   • to obey one's parents. to comply with or follow (a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.). 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.). to agree to obey.

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   Where does obeien come from?

   • Send us feedback about these examples. Middle English obeien, borrowed from Anglo-French obeir, going back to Latin oboedīre, from ob- "toward, in the direction of" + -oedīre, probably unstressed form (with -oe- of uncertain origin) of audīre "to hear" — more at ob-, audible entry 1

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