🙇obey

verb
/oʊˈbeɪ/

Meaning

to follow the commands, rules, or laws
to follow orders or instructions; to comply with rules

Example Sentences

Children are taught to obey their parents.

Children should obey their parents and teachers.

Example Expressions

obey the law

Synonyms

follow, comply, respect, submit, conform
Entry 1
follow, comply, respect, submit
Entry 2
follow, comply, submit, conform

Antonyms

disobey, defy, rebel, resist
Entry 1
disobey, defy
Entry 2
disobey, rebel, defy, resist

Collocations

obey orders, obey rules, obey commands, obey instantly, obey laws, obey instructions
Entry 1
obey orders, obey rules, obey commands, obey instantly
Entry 2
obey rules, obey orders, obey laws, obey instructions

More Example Sentences

Obey your parents.

All drivers have to obey the traffic laws of New York City.

Students of Vasanth Academy have to obey the rules of their teachers.

Everyone of them has to obey the rules and regulations of the society.

Related Vocabularies

to make something unable to function or operate
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to control and move a vehicle; to force someone to move
to move toward a place; to arrive at a place
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To comment on issues of right and wrong, often with an air of superiority.

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