as in to follow
to act according to the commands of
she taught her dog to obey her when she said "Sit!" most people obey the law and wear their seat belts
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Recent Examples of obey
And one man placed his hand on a Bible and vowed to obey the commands of the Continental Congress.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The government urged residents to obey: to leave homes and neighborhoods and trust that firefighters would do their best to protect them.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Most people generally agree that these are good rules and that warring countries should try to obey them.
—Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The government urged residents to obey: to leave homes and neighborhoods and trust that firefighters would do their best to protect them.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Most people generally agree that these are good rules and that warring countries should try to obey them.
—Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Obey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obey. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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