Obeying - English meaning

verb

Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law).

Usage examples:

I always obey my father

Synonims:

Do what someone saysTake/accept orders fromCarry out/follow the orders ofBe dutiful toHeedSubmit toDefer toBe ruled byBow toGive way/in toYield toSurrender toTruckle toComply wit

verb

Present participle of obey

Usage examples:

The soldiers refused to obey (orders)., to obey the rules of international law, falling objects obe…

verb

To act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction

Usage examples:

The soldiers refused to obey (orders)., to obey the rules of international law

verb

To behave according to a scientific principle

Usage examples:

Falling objects obey the law of gravity.

verb

If your body or part of your body does not obey you, it does not work in the way it should

Usage examples:

She was so tired her legs just wouldn't obey her any longer.