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obey
verb
disobedience
noun
disobedient
adjective
observe
verb
command
noun
conform
verb
comply
verb
subservient
adjective
beck
noun
call
noun
lawbreaker
noun
naughty
adjective
defiance
noun
dictate
noun
observant
adjective
commanding
adjective
biddable
adjective
compliant
adjective
cow
verb
heel
noun
Definition of
obey verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
obey
verb
/
oʊˈbeɪ
;
əˈbeɪ
/
[
transitive
,
intransitive
]
obey (someone/something)
to do what you are told or expected to do
to
obey a command/an
order/
rules/the
law
He had always obeyed his parents without question.
(
figurative
)
I tried to run but my legs just wouldn't obey me.
“Sit down!” Meekly, she obeyed.
antonym
disobey