Obey

Verb

 * 1)  To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
 * 2)  To do as one is told.
 * 3)  To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

Adverbs for Obey
dully; unquestioningly; hypnotically; reluctantly; mechanically; implicitly; systematically; involuntarily; infallibly; filially; punct-iliously; scrupulously; rigidly; passively; voluntarily; slavishly; docilely; reverentially.

Thesaurus
abide by, accede, accept, acquiesce, acquiesce in, act, adhere to, agree, agree to, assent, attend to orders, be agreeable, bend to, bow, bow to, carry out, comply, comply with, condone, conform, conform to, conform with, consent, consent to, countenance, defer, defer to, discharge, do, effect, execute, face the music, follow, follow the book, fulfill, give way to, go along with, grin and abide, harken to, heed, keep, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, knuckle under to, let go by, let pass, listen to, live with it, mark, meet, mind, not resist, obey the rules, observe, overlook, perform, regard, relent, resign, respect, rise above, satisfy, serve, shrug, shrug it off, stay in line, submit, submit to, succumb, succumb to, swallow it, swallow the pill, take, take it, take orders, toe the line, truckle to, yield, yield to

Etymology
From obeir:, obeier: et al.,  obeir:, from  oboedire: (also obedire:), from ob-: + audire:. Compare audient:.

Antonyms

 * defy
 * disobey

Related terms

 * obedience
 * obedient

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: დამორჩილება, გაგონება
 * German:
 * Greek: υπακούω
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian: ,
 * Norwegian: adlyde
 * Persian: اطاعت کردن
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Welsh: ufuddhau


 * Norwegian: adlyde, være lydhør