What is the meaning of OBEY. Phrases containing OBEY
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n.
One who yields obedience.
v. i.
To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.
a.
Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive.
n.
Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.
v. t.
To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
v. t.
To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
v. t.
To obey.
adv.
Obediently; submissively.
prep.
Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
v. t.
To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Obey
v. t.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
a.
Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.
n.
The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.
v. t.
To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility.
v. i.
To give obedience.
imp. & p. p.
of Obey
v. t. & i.
To obey (a judgment or decree).
v. t.
To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.
v. i.
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.
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