/ əˈbeɪ; NAmE / verb
to do what you are told or expected to do :
[ vn ]
to obey a command / an order / rules / the law
He had always obeyed his parents without question.
( figurative ) [ v ]
'Sit down!' Meekly, she obeyed.
OPP disobey
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French obeir , from Latin oboedire , from ob- in the direction of + audire hear.