obey

o·bey

 (ō-bā′)

v. o·beyed, o·bey·ing, o·beys

v.tr.

1. To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of.

2. To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).

v.intr.

To behave obediently.

---

[Middle English obeien, from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedīre, to listen to : ob-, to; see ob- + audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]

---

o·bey′er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

obey

(əˈbeɪ)

vb

1. to carry out (instructions or orders); comply with (demands)

2. to behave or act in accordance with (one's feelings, whims, etc)

[C13: from Old French obéir, from Latin oboedīre, from ob- to, towards + audīre to hear]

oˈbeyer n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

o•bey

(oʊˈbeɪ)

v.t.

1. to comply with the wishes, instructions, or commands of.

2. to comply with or follow: to obey orders.

3. to respond readily to: The car obeys my slightest touch on the steering wheel.

4. to submit or conform to: to obey the law of gravity.

v.i.

5. to be obedient.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French obeir < Latin oboedīre=ob- ob- + audīre to hear]

o•bey′a•ble, adj.

o•bey′er, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

obey

If you obey someone who has authority over you, you do what they tell you to do.

She wanted her daughter to obey her.

Alfonsin issued the same order three times, but he was not obeyed.

You can also obey an order or instruction.

In all 198 NCOs and men refused to obey orders.

Be careful to obey the manufacturer's washing instructions.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

obey

Past participle: obeyed
Gerund: obeying

Imperative

obey

obey

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

obey - be obedient to       adapt, conform, adjust - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" take orders - receive and be expected to follow directions or commands; "I don't take orders from you!" heed, listen, mind - pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

obey

verb

1. submit to, surrender (to), give way to, succumb to, bow to, give in to, yield to, be ruled by, serve, defer to, cave in to (informal), take orders from, do what you are told by Cissie obeyed her mother without question.
submit to rebel, disobey

2. submit, yield, surrender, give in, give way, succumb, cave in, toe the line, knuckle under (informal), do what is expected, come to heel, get into line If you love me you will obey.

3. carry out, follow, perform, respond to, implement, fulfil, execute, discharge, act upon, carry through The commander refused to obey an order.
carry out ignore, defy, violate, disregard, contravene, disobey, transgress

4. abide by, keep, follow, comply with, observe, mind, embrace, hold to, heed, conform to, keep to, adhere to, be ruled by Most people obey the law.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

obey

verb

To act in conformity with:

abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, keep, mind, observe.

Idiom: toe the line.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

يُطيعيُطِيعُ

poslouchat

adlyde

gehorchenhören

υπακούω

obedeceracatar

totellanoudattaa

obéirobserver

poštovati

engedelmeskedik

hlÿîa

obbedireubbidire

従う

순종하다

klusniaipaklusimas

gehoorzamen

adlyde

być posłusznymprzestrzegać

obedecer

подчинятьсяпослушатьслушаться

poslúchať

ubogati

lyda

เชื่อฟัง

boyun eğmekitaat etmek

vâng lời

服从

obey

[əˈbeɪ]

A. VT [+ person] → obedecer; [+ law] → observar, acatar; [+ order] → cumplir; [+ instruction] → seguir; [+ summons] → acudir a; [+ need, controls] → responder a
I like to be obeyed → exijo obediencia

B. VI → obedecer

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

obey

[əˈbeɪ]

vt

[+ person] → obéir à
They obeyed me without question → Ils m'ont obéi sans poser de question.

[+ instructions, regulations, law] → obéir à

vi → obéir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

obey

vt → gehorchen (+dat); conscience also → folgen (+dat); (child, dog also) → folgen (+dat); law, rules → sich halten an (+acc), → befolgen; order → befolgen; (Jur) summons → nachkommen (+dat), → Folge leisten (+dat); (machine, vehicle) controls → reagieren or ansprechen auf (+acc); driver → gehorchen (+dat); to obey somebody implicitly → jdm absoluten Gehorsam leisten; I expect to be obeyed → ich erwarte, dass man meine Anordnungen befolgt

vi → gehorchen; (child, dog also) → folgen; (machine, vehicle also) → reagieren; the troops refused to obey → die Truppen verweigerten den Gehorsam

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

obey

[əˈbeɪ]

1. vt (person) → ubbidire a; (instructions) → seguire; (regulations) → osservare
to obey one's conscience → seguire i dettami della propria coscienza

2. vi → ubbidire

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

obey

(əˈbei) , ((American) ou-) verb

to do what one is told to do. I obeyed the order. gehoorsaam يُطيع подчинявам се obedecer poslouchat gehorchen rette sig efter; adlyde υπακούωobedecer kuuletuma اطاعت کردن totella obéir (à) לְצַייֵת आज्ञा पालन करना slušati engedelmeskedik mematuhi hlÿða obbedire 従う 복종하다 paklusti paklausīt; pakļauties mematuhi gehoorzaamadlyde, rette seg etterusłuchać اطاعت كول obedecer a asculta (de) слушаться; повиноваться poslúchať ubogati poslušati lyda เชื่อฟัง itaat etmek 服從 слухатися, коритися فرماں برداري کرنا tuân theo 服从

obedience (əˈbiːdjəns) noun

1. the act of obeying. obedience to an order. gehoorsaamheid إذْعان، إمْتِثال للأوامِر подчинение obediência poslušnost der Gehorsam lydighed υπακοή, ευπείθεια obediencia allumine اطاعت totteleminen obéissanceציות आदर, झुक कर सलाम poslušnost engedelmesség kepatuhan hlÿðni obbedienza 服従 복종 paklusimas paklausība ketaatan gehoorzaamheidlydighet usłuchanie اطاعت obediência obedienţă послушание; повиновение poslušnosť poslušnost poslušnost åtlydande, åtlydnad การเชื่อฟัง itaat etme 服從 слухняність فرماں برداري، اطاعت sự vâng lời 服从

2. willingness to obey. She showed great obedience. gehoorsaamheid طاعَه послушание obediência poslušnost der Gehorsam lydighed υπακοή, υποταγή, πειθαρχίαobediencia kuulekus فرمان برداری tottelevaisuus soumission צַייתָנוּת आदरपूर्वक आज्ञा पालन poslušnost engedelmesség kepatuhan undirgefni sottomissione 従順 복종심 (pa)klusnumas pakļaušanās; pakļāvība ketaatan gewilligheid lydighetposłuszeństwo فرمان اخيستنه obediência supunere, obedienţă покорность poslušnosť pokorščina poslušnost lydnad, hörsamhet การเชื่อฟัง itaat, söz dinleme 孝順 покірність, покора اظہار اطاعت sự phục tùng 孝顺

oˈbedient adjective

an obedient and well-behaved child. gehoorsame مُطيع послушен obediente poslušný gehorsam lydig υπάκουοςobediente kuulekas فرمان بردار kuuliainen obéissantצייתן आज्ञाकारी poslušan engedelmes patuh hlÿðinn obbediente 従順な 복종하는 (pa)klusnus paklausīgs menurut kata gehoorzaamlydigposłuszny فرمان اخيستونكى obediente ascultător послушный poslušný ubogljiv poslušan lydig ที่เชื่อฟัง itaatli 順從的 слухняний, покірний فرماں بردار، مطيع biết nghe lời 顺从的

oˈbediently adverb

gehoorsaam مُطيعا ، بِطاعَه послушно obedientemente poslušně gehorsam lydigt υπάκουα obedientemente kuulekalt مطیعانه kuuliaisesti docilement בְּצַייתָנוּת आज्ञाकारिता के साथ poslušno engedelmesen dengan patuh af hlÿðni; möglunarlaust con obbedienza/sottomissione 従順に 복종하여 (pa)klusniai paklausīgi; pakļāvīgi dgn taat gehoorzaamlydig, i samsvar med en ordre posłusznie په اطاعت سره obedientemente supus; docil послушно; покорно poslušne ubogljivo poslušno lydigt อย่างเชื่อฟัง itaatle 順從地 слухняно, покірно اطاعت سے ngoan ngoãn 顺从地

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

obey

→ يُطِيعُ poslouchat adlyde gehorchen υπακούω obedecer totella obéir poštovati ubbidire 従う 순종하다 gehoorzamen adlyde być posłusznym obedecer слушаться lyda เชื่อฟัง boyun eğmek vâng lời 服从

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

obey

v. obedecer;

You must ___ → usted debe ___, tú debes ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

obey

vt obedecer

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.