Obey

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  • intransitive verb. To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of.
  • intransitive verb. To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).
  • intransitive verb. To behave obediently.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To comply with the wishes or commands of; submit to, as in duty bound; be subject to; serve with dutifulness.
  • To comply with; carry out; perform; execute.
  • To submit to the power, control, or influence of: as, a ship obeys her helm.
  • To submit (one's self).
  • To yield or give up; submit to power, authority, control, or influence; do as bidden or directed: as, will you obey? Formerly sometimes followed by to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To give obedience.
  • transitive verb. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
  • transitive verb. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
  • transitive verb. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
  • verb. To do as one is told.
  • verb. To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. be obedient to
  • Word Usage
    "Helen, in a cream-colored sheath, her hair clipped with a beaded tiara, repeated similar promises, her throat tightening ever so slightly around the word obey."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    defy  disobey  refuse  
    Form
    obeyed  obeying  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adapt  adjust  conform  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    abide by  comply  follow  heed  listen  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    A  A.  Bay  Bombay  Bua  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    obeyed  obeying  obeys