obey
Meaning of obey
verb
- submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law).
I always obey my father
Middle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’.
Information about obey
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of obey is: obeys.
- Languages in which obey is used:
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Hyphenation of obey
obey
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- obey is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
obey synonyms
Meaning pay attention to; take notice of:
Meaning fulfil or comply with (a social, legal, ethical, or religious obligation):
Meaning agree to recognize and abide by (a legal requirement):
Meaning act according to (an instruction or precept):
Meaning consent to receive or undertake (something offered):
obey antonyms
Meaning fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority):
Meaning openly resist or refuse to obey:
Meaning offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct):
Translation of obey
- French: obéir
- German: gehorchen
- Spanish: obedecer, acatar, cumplir, subordinarse
- Portuguese: obedecer
- Italian: obbedire, ubbidire, soddisfare, ottemperare, subordinarsi
Anagrams of obey
Words that rhyme with obey
Scobey, Hobey, dhobey, Jobey, disobey, misobey, Tobey
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