obey

[US]/əʊˈbeɪ,əˈbeɪ/
[UK]/əˈbeɪ,oʊˈbeɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. follow commands or guidance; comply with; submit to
vt. act in accordance with; adhere to; conform to.

Phrases & Collocations

obey the rules

obey authority

obey orders

obey your parents

obey the law

obey the order

Example Sentences

They must obey the throne.

be prompt to obey commands

enjoin sb.to obey the rules

A car obeys the driver.

We must obey orders.

Children should obey their parents.

Everyone must obey the law.

He swore to obey the king.

Look ye obey the masters of the craft.

I always obey my father.

obeying their superiors' orders.

Soldiers must obey orders.

Soldiers have to obey orders.

It is necessary that one should obey the law.

She obeyed with alacrity.

we obeyed our great men and leaders.

the officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders.

the universe was complex but it obeyed certain rules.

It behoves a child to obey his parents.

Real-world Examples

And nature to be commanded must be obeyed.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

But the Universe is under no obligation to obey our preconceptions.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Human nature does not obey the laws of politics.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

The workers are told to strictly obey these regulations.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

487. The one-eyed man obeyed the obedient audience's order.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

She also said she would not obey a third lockdown.

Source: VOA Special October 2020 Collection

Obey the law or you will be punished.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

" Your particles are just obeying their quantum-mechanical marching orders, " Greene says.

Source: Time

Google said it is considering how to obey the new law.

Source: VOA Special English: World

But my horse doesn't obey me.

Source: L1 Wizard and Cat

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