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oʊˈbeɪobey
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
obey
Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.
Synonyms:
accompany, attend, chase, come after, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, observe, practise, pursue, result, succeed
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Princeton's WordNet
obeyverb
be obedient to
Antonyms:
disobey
Matched Categories
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
obeyverb
Synonyms:
comply, submit to, heed, regard, be ruled by
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#611 | result | |
#868 | submit | |
#1016 | copy | |
#1164 | follow | |
#3607 | attend | |
#4557 | yield | |
#5119 | comply | |
#5752 | chase | |
#7546 | pursue | |
#7561 | succeed | |
#7591 | observe | |
#12721 | accompany | |
#14320 | obey | |
#15783 | obedience | |
#19286 | practise | |
#23715 | heed | |
#32164 | imitate | |
#48782 | ensue |
How to use obey in a sentence?
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.
They are anti-Zionist because they believe that -- according to their religious belief -- there is a prohibition to obey a government which is secular, and a prohibition against establishing a Jewish state before the coming of the Messiah. Only the Messiah can establish Jewish sovereignty and therefore they are really not just suspicious of, but hostile towards, The Israeli government.
Isaac Asimov, Laws of Robotics from I. Robot, 1950:
One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
Reason should direct and appetite obey.
One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
Translations for obey
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- طاعة, طَاعَArabic
- podřídit se, poslouchat, řídit se (čím), být v souladuCzech
- ufuddhauWelsh
- adlydeDanish
- gehorchenGerman
- υπακούω, υπακούουνGreek
- obedecerSpanish
- اطاعت کردن, اطاعتPersian
- noudattaa, totellaFinnish
- obéirFrench
- आज्ञा का पालनHindi
- engedelmeskedikHungarian
- mematuhiIndonesian
- ubbidire, obbedireItalian
- לצייתHebrew
- 言いなり, 従うJapanese
- დამორჩილება, გაგონებაGeorgian
- obediteLatin
- mauMāori
- gehoorzamenDutch
- være lydhør, adlydeNorwegian
- przestrzegać, posłuszniPolish
- obedecerPortuguese
- ascultaRomanian
- повиноваться, подчинятьсяRussian
- lydaSwedish
- పాటించటానికిTelugu
- itaatTurkish
- підкорятисяUkrainian
- 遵守Chinese
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