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Definitions for Obeying
[1] to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
[2] to comply with or follow (a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.).
[3] (of things) to respond conformably in action to: The car obeyed the slightest touch of the steering wheel.
[4] to submit or conform in action to (some guiding principle, impulse, one's conscience, etc.).
[5] to be obedient: to agree to obey.
[6] to carry out (instructions or orders); comply with (demands)
[7] to behave or act in accordance with (one's feelings, whims, etc)
Words related to Obeying
obeyexecute, accept, observe, embrace, heed, surrender, comply, respond, accord, accede, concur, acquiesce, perform, serve, mind, submit, keep, discharge, answer, follow
Words nearby Obeying
obeyoberösterreich, obese, obesity, obesogenic, obex, obey, obfuscate, obfuscation, obi, obie, obiit
Origin of Obeying
1250–1300; Middle English obeien < Old French obeir < Latin oboedīre, equivalent to ob- ob- + audīre to hear; -oe- for expected -ū- is unclear
Other words from Obeying
o·bey·a·ble , adjective
o·bey·er , noun
o·bey·ing·ly , adverb
un·o·beyed , adjective
un·o·bey·ing , adjective
well-o·beyed , adjective
Word origin for Obeying
C13: from Old French obéir, from Latin oboedīre, from ob- to, towards + audīre to hear
Synonyms for Obeying
accept, adhere to, carry out, comply, embrace, execute, heed, live by, observe, surrender, accede, accord, acquiesce, agree, answer, assent, concur, discharge, follow, fulfill, keep, mind, perform, respond, serve, submit, abide by, act upon, be loyal to, be ruled by, bow to, do as one says, do one's bidding, do one's duty, do what is expected, do what one is told, get in line, give way, hold fast, knuckle under, play second fiddle, take orders, toe the line