Definitions for OBEY
oʊˈbeɪobey

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. obeyverb

   be obedient to

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. obeyverb

   To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

2. obeyverb

   To do as one is told.

3. obeyverb

   To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

4. Etymology: From obeir, obeier et al., obeir, from oboedire (also obedire), from ob- + audire. Compare audient.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Obeyverb

   Etymology: obeïr, French; obedio, Latin.

   1. To pay submission to; to comply with, from reverence to authority.

   The will of heav’n
   Be done in this and all things! I obey. William Shakespeare, Hen. VIII.

   I am asham’d, that women are so simple
   To seek for rule, supremacy, and sway,
   When they are bound to serve, love, and obey. William Shakespeare.

   Let not sin reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Rom. vi. 12.

   Was she thy God, that her thou didst obey,
   Before his voice? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   Africk and India shall his pow’r obey,
   He shall extend his propagated sway
   Beyond the solar year, without the starry way. Dryden.

   2. It had formerly sometimes to before the person obeyed, which Addison has mentioned as one of John Milton ’s latinisms; but it is frequent in old writers; when we borrowed the French word we borrowed the syntax, obeir au roi.

   He commanded the trumpets to sound; to which the two brave knights obeying, they performed their courses, breaking their staves. Philip Sidney.

   The flit bark, obeying to her mind,
   Forth launched quickly, as she did desire. Fairy Q.

   His servants ye are, to whom ye obey. Rom. vi. 16.

   Nor did they not perceive the evil plight
   In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel,
   Yet to their general’s voice they soon obey’d. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obey

   Obey refers to the act of following and adhering to rules, commands, or instructions given by an authority figure or a governing law. It involves complying with or submitting to someone in a position of power or a set system of guidelines.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obeyverb

   to give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of

2. Obeyverb

   to submit to the authority of; to be ruled by

3. Obeyverb

   to yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm

4. Obeyverb

   to give obedience

5. Etymology: [OE. obeyen, F. obir, fr. L. obedire, oboedire; ob (see Ob-) + audire to hear. See Audible, and cf. Obeisance.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Obey

   Obey is the third album by Brainbombs. It was released in Sweden on CD in 1995 by Releasing Eskimo. The vinyl issue was released in the U.S. by Wabana Records in 1997. It was reissued on CD by Armageddon Records in 2008. The album's cover shows a photograph of Ed Gein.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Obey

   ō-bā′, v.t. to do as told by: to be ruled by: to yield to: to carry out or perform.—v.i. to submit to power, &c.: (B.) to yield obedience (followed by to).—n. Obey′er.—adv. Obey′ingly, obediently. [Fr. obéir—L. obedīre—ob, near, audīre, to hear.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obey

   A word forming the fulcrum of naval discipline.

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1. OBEY

   What does OBEY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the OBEY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OBEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Obey is ranked #31656 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Obey surname appeared 730 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Obey.
   
   53.7% or 392 total occurrences were Black.
   37.9% or 277 total occurrences were White.
   5.2% or 38 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'OBEY' in Verbs Frequency: #1029

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce OBEY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say OBEY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of OBEY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of OBEY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of OBEY in a Sentence

1. Kenyan Proverb:

   He who refuses to obey cannot command.

2. Søren Kierkegaard:

   It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

3. Liberty Institute attorney Michael Berry:

   Adding insult to injury, the government charged her with the crime of failing to obey a direct order because she did not remove the Bible verse.

4. Benita Owobi:

   Courageous leaders obey God rather than men and will be rewarded, they are honest law-abiding citizens.

5. Shirley Jones:

   I'm a good citizen and I'm going to obey, i'm going to hole up in my apartment and clean out my dresser.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=OBEY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obey
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=OBEY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OBEY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=OBEY
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=OBEY
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=OBEY
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=OBEY