When you obey, you follow someone's rules or instructions. In the old days, all of a monarchy's citizens were expected to obey the commands of their king or queen.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
Verb
be obedient to
v. t.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield
submission to; to comply with the orders of.
v. t.
To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
v. t.
To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a
ship obeys her helm.
v. i.
To give obedience.
Obey
Children, obey your parents in the Lord.
Was she the God, that her thou didst obey?2.
My will obeyed his will.
Afric and India shall his power obey.3.
Obey
Will he obey when one commands?
His servants ye are, to whom ye obey.
He commanded the trumpets to sound: to which the two brave knights obeying, they performed their courses.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
To give obedience.
Usage Examples
Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.
An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
Conscience is the root of all true courage if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.
Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.
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Other Usage ExamplesGood men must not obey the laws too well.
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only pain we obey.
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Police in China can do whatever they want after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their own laws. In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want - not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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