Obey

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of.
  • v. To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).
  • verb-intransitive. To behave obediently.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
  • v. To do as one is told.
  • v. To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
  • v. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
  • v. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of.
  • verb-intransitive. To give obedience.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be obedient to
  • Antonym
    disobey    defy    refuse   
    Verb Form
    obeyed    obeying    obeys   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    conform    adjust    adapt   
    Hyponym
    take orders    abide by    comply    mind    heed    listen    follow   
    Form
    obeyed    obeying   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hear    mind    obtemperate    follow    fulfill    comply    conform    yield   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    A    A.    Bay    Bombay    Bua    Ca    Cabernet    Calais    Cathay    Chevrolet   
    Same Context
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