obey
be obedient to
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,318 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,482 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be obedient to
obey in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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We must obey God, our parents, and our superiors.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Bobby conquered the desire to close his eyes, to refuse to obey.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The master of the hounds, the equerries, and huntsmen hastened to obey his orders.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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He threatened his daughter with his clinched fists, but could discover no means of making her obey.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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She beat the maiden, and said that if she did not obey it would go ill with her.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1