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Definition of obey verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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obey

verb
obey pronunciation English əˈbeɪ obey pronunciation American əˈbeɪ
 
[transitive, intransitive] obey (somebody/something) to do what you are told or expected to doto obey a command/an order/rules/the lawHe had always obeyed his parents without question. (figurative) I tried to run but my legs just wouldn't obey me.‘Sit down!’ Meekly, she obeyed.
Opposite
disobey