obey
/oʊˈbeɪ/ verb B2- To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. · obey the rules· obey your boss
- To do as one is told. · Soldiers are trained to obey.
He/she/it obeys · Past obeyed · Past participle obeyed · -ing form obeying
Verb forms
- Base form
- obey
- He/she/it
- obeys
- Past
- obeyed
- Past participle
- obeyed
- -ing form
- obeying
From the library
Mowgli obeyed faithfully.
I have obeyed the Law of the Jungle, and there is no wolf of ours from whose paws I have not pulled a thorn.
I’d like to know why you didn’t obey me, Anne.”
With a white, set face she obeyed.
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