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obey

/oʊbˈeɪ/verb2 syllables

Obey means: be obedient to.

Opposites of obey

disobey

What does obey mean?1

verb

1

be obedient to

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with obey?60

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All 60 rhymes for obey, grouped by syllable

Obey in a sentence

  • If you cannot understand good advise, you cannot obey it.Bah_Dure
  • When the captain commands, the crew must obey.unknown
  • A judge must obey not the king, but the law.CarpeLanam
  • A judge has to obey the law, not the king.CarpeLanam
  • But whomsoever the state appoints, him we should obey.mhenderson5
  • If you know what is good for you, you will obey my commands.MT
  • I am tolerant, so long as the slaves obey my orders.sangelo
  • If you don't obey, the bogeyman will come and get you.Miktsoanit

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Forms of obey

as a verb

past tense
obeyed
present participle
obeying
third-person singular
obeys