obey

Definitions


[ə(ʊ)ˈbeɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law)
(e.g: I always obey my father)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries