obey

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form obey

Third-person singular obeys

Past tense obeyed

Past participle obeyed

Present participle obeying

1. Obey is to do what a person tells you to do.

   Soldiers in the army must obey their officers.

Related words

• obedience

Antonyms

• disobey