Definitions for obeyoʊˈbeɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•beyoʊˈbeɪ(v.t.)
to comply with the wishes, instructions, or commands of.
to comply with or follow:
to obey orders.
to respond readily to:
The car obeys my slightest touch on the steering wheel.
to submit or conform to :
to obey the law of gravity.
(v.i.)to be obedient.
Origin of obey:
1250–1300; ME < OF obeir < L oboedīre=ob-ob - +audīre to hear
o•bey′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obey(verb)
be obedient to
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
obey(verb)ʊˈbeɪ
to do what sb tells you, or to follow a rule
We teach kids to obey the law.; She told the dog to come, and he obeyed.
Wiktionary
obey(Verb)
To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
obey(Verb)
To do as one is told.
obey(Verb)
To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
Origin: From obeir, obeier et al., obeir, from oboedire (also obedire), from ob- + audire. Compare audient.
Webster Dictionary
Obey(verb)
to give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of
Obey(verb)
to submit to the authority of; to be ruled by
Obey(verb)
to yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm
Obey(verb)
to give obedience
Translations for obey
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gehoorsaamAfrikaans
- يُطيعArabic
- подчинявам сеBulgarian
- obedecerPortuguese (BR)
- poslouchatCzech
- gehorchenGerman
- rette sig efter; adlydeDanish
- υπακούωGreek
- obedecerSpanish
- kuuletumaEstonian
- اطاعت کردنFarsi
- totellaFinnish
- obéir (à)French
- לְצַייֵתHebrew
- आज्ञा पालन करनाHindi
- slušatiCroatian
- engedelmeskedikHungarian
- mematuhiIndonesian
- hlÿðaIcelandic
- obbedireItalian
- 従うJapanese
- 복종하다Korean
- paklustiLithuanian
- paklausīt; pakļautiesLatvian
- mematuhiMalay
- gehoorzaamDutch
- adlyde, rette seg etterNorwegian
- usłuchaćPolish
- اطاعت کردنPersian
- اطاعت كولPashto
- obedecerPortuguese
- a asculta (de)Romanian
- слушаться; повиноватьсяRussian
- poslúchaťSlovak
- ubogatiSlovenian
- poslušatiSerbian
- lydaSwedish
- เชื่อฟังThai
- itaat etmekTurkish
- 服從Chinese (Trad.)
- слухатися, коритисяUkrainian
- فرماں برداري کرناUrdu
- tuân theoVietnamese
- 服从Chinese (Simp.)
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