"obey" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əʊˈbeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈbeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /oʊˈbeɪ/ [General-American], /əˈbeɪ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-obey.ogg [US] Forms: obeys [present, singular, third-person], obeying [participle, present], obeyed [participle, past], obeyed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English obeyen, from Anglo-Norman obeir, obeier et al., Old French obeir, from Latin oboediō (also obēdiō (“to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve”)), from ob- (“before, near”) + audiō (“to hear”). Compare audient. In Latin, ob + audire would have been expected to become Classical Latin *obūdiō (compare in + claudō becoming inclūdō), but it has been theorized that the usual law court associations of the word for obeying encouraged a false archaism from ū to oe, to oboediō (compare Old Latin oinos → Classical Latin ūnus). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|obeyen}} Middle English obeyen, {{der|en|xno|obeir}} Anglo-Norman obeir, {{m|fro|obeier}} obeier, {{der|en|fro|obeir}} Old French obeir, {{der|en|la|oboediō}} Latin oboediō, {{m|la|obēdiō|t=to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve}} obēdiō (“to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve”), {{m|la|ob-||before, near}} ob- (“before, near”), {{m|la|audiō|t=to hear}} audiō (“to hear”), {{m|en|audient}} audient Head templates: {{en-verb}} obey (third-person singular simple present obeys, present participle obeying, simple past and past participle obeyed)
  1. (transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. Tags: transitive Translations (to do as ordered by): ὑπακούω (hupakoúō) (Ancient Greek), أَطَاعَ (ʔaṭāʕa) (Arabic), طاوع (ṭāwiʕ) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), հնազանդվել (hnazandvel) (Armenian), itaət etmək (Azerbaijani), падпарадко́ўвацца (padparadkóŭvacca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), падпара́дкавацца (padparádkavacca) [perfective] (Belarusian), пакара́цца (pakarácca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), пакары́цца (pakarýcca) [perfective] (Belarusian), подчиня́вам се (podčinjávam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), покоря́вам се (pokorjávam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), နားထောင် (na:htaung) (Burmese), ပန်ရွက် (panrwak) (Burmese), obeir (Catalan), 服從 (Chinese Mandarin), 服从 (fúcóng) (Chinese Mandarin), 遵守 (zūnshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), poslouchat [imperfective] (Czech), adlyde [common-gender] (Danish), lystre [common-gender] (Danish), lyde [common-gender] (Danish), gehoorzamen (Dutch), obei (Esperanto), totella (Finnish), noudattaa (Finnish), obéir (French), obtempérer (French), ubidî (Friulian), obedecer (Galician), დამორჩილება (damorčileba) (Georgian), გაგონება (gagoneba) (Georgian), gehorchen (German), 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufhausjan) (Gothic), υπακούω (ypakoúo) (Greek), आज्ञा मानना (ājñā mānnā) (Hindi), इताअत करना (itāat karnā) (Hindi), engedelmeskedik (Hungarian), betart (Hungarian), követ (Hungarian), tiszteletben tart (Hungarian), kuulla (Ingrian), hoolia (Ingrian), géill do (Irish), obbedire (Italian), ubbidire (Italian), 従う (shitagau) (alt: したがう) (Japanese), 服従する (fukujū suru) (alt: ふくじゅうする) (Japanese), obi (Kabuverdianu), uví (Kabuverdianu), pamintuan (Kapampangan), ស្ដាប់ (sdap) (Khmer), ស្ដាប់បង្គាប់ (sdap bɑɑbɑngkŏəp) (Khmer), 복종하다 (bokjonghada) (Korean), ເຊື່ອຟັງ (sư̄a fang) (Lao), audio (Latin), obaudio (Latin), oboedio (Latin), pareo (Latin), അനുസരിക്കുക (anusarikkuka) (Malayalam), mau (Maori), ū (Maori), whakarongo (Maori), захирагдах (zaxiragdax) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), lyde (Norwegian Bokmål), adlyde (Norwegian Bokmål), послоушати (poslušati) [imperfective, perfective] (Old Church Slavonic), hīeran (Old English), abboomamuu (Oromo), اطاعت کردن (etâ'at kardan) (Persian), ubidì (Piedmontese), jehorchen (Plautdietsch), przestrzegać [imperfective] (Polish), obedecer (Portuguese), kasukuy (Quechua), a se supune (Romanian), подчиня́ться (podčinjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), подчини́ться (podčinítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), повинова́ться (povinovátʹsja) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), покоря́ться (pokorjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), покори́ться (pokorítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), poslúchať [imperfective] (Slovak), poslúchnuť [perfective] (Slovak), obedecer (Spanish), kutii (Swahili), lyda (Swedish), итоат кардан (itoat kardan) (Tajik), เชื่อฟัง (chʉ̂ʉa-fang) (Thai), saymak (Turkish), підкоря́тися (pidkorjátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), підкори́тися (pidkorýtysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), кори́тися (korýtysja) (Ukrainian), اطاعت کرنا (itā'at karnā) (Urdu), itoat etmoq (Uzbek), phục tùng (Vietnamese), tuân theo (Vietnamese), ufuddhau (Welsh), פֿאָלגן (folgn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-obey-en-verb-2RiKXKMk Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 23 39 38 Disambiguation of 'to do as ordered by': 86 4 10
  2. (intransitive) To do as one is told. Tags: intransitive Translations (to do as one is told): πείθομαι (peíthomai) (Ancient Greek), слу́хацца (slúxacca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), слу́шам (slúšam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), podřídit se [perfective] (Czech), řídit se [imperfective] (Czech), totella (Finnish), befolgen (German), folge [Alemannic-German] (German), engedelmeskedik (Hungarian), szót fogad (Hungarian), 言いなりになる (iinari ni naru) (Japanese), obi (Kabuverdianu), uví (Kabuverdianu), audio (Latin), obaudio (Latin), oboedio (Latin), അനുസരിക്കുക (anusarikkuka) (Malayalam), ū (Maori), whakarongo (Maori), adlyde (Norwegian), være lydhør (Norwegian), hīeran (Old English), слу́шаться (slúšatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), послу́шаться (poslúšatʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), obedecer (Spanish), lyda (Swedish), itaat etmek (Turkish), слу́хатися (slúxatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), פֿאָלגן (folgn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-obey-en-verb-sDblyW6a Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 23 39 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 46 27 Disambiguation of 'to do as one is told': 0 99 1
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.). Tags: intransitive, obsolete Translations (to be obedient, compliant): покоря́вам се (pokorjávam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), být v souladu (Czech), obbedire (Italian), assolvere (Italian), conformarsi (Italian), obi (Kabuverdianu), uví (Kabuverdianu), audio (Latin), അനുസരിക്കുക (anusarikkuka) (Malayalam), ū (Maori)
    Sense id: en-obey-en-verb-ZLkprMxu Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 23 39 38 Disambiguation of 'to be obedient, compliant': 3 0 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hearken, accede, assent, acquiesce, obey, comply, conform, submit, yield Hypernyms: react, respond Hyponyms: abide, abide by, accept, agree, concur, consent, serve Derived forms: tremble and obey

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of."
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          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔaṭāʕa",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "أَطَاعَ"
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          "roman": "ṭāwiʕ",
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          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hnazandvel",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "հնազանդվել"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "itaət etmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "padparadkóŭvacca",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "падпарадко́ўвацца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "padparádkavacca",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "падпара́дкавацца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pakarácca",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пакара́цца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pakarýcca",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пакары́цца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podčinjávam se",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчиня́вам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pokorjávam se",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "покоря́вам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "na:htaung",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "နားထောင်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "panrwak",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ပန်ရွက်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obeir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "服從"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fúcóng",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "服从"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zūnshǒu",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "遵守"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "poslouchat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "adlyde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "lystre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "lyde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "gehoorzamen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "totella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "noudattaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obéir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obtempérer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ubidî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obedecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damorčileba",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "დამორჩილება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gagoneba",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "გაგონება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "gehorchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "ufhausjan",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypakoúo",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "υπακούω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hupakoúō",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ὑπακούω"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ājñā mānnā",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "आज्ञा मानना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "itāat karnā",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "इताअत करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "engedelmeskedik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "betart"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "követ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "tiszteletben tart"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "kuulla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "hoolia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "géill do"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obbedire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ubbidire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "alt": "したがう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shitagau",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "従う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "alt": "ふくじゅうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fukujū suru",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "服従する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "uví"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "pamintuan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sdap",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ស្ដាប់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sdap bɑɑbɑngkŏəp",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ស្ដាប់បង្គាប់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bokjonghada",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "복종하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "sư̄a fang",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ເຊື່ອຟັງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "audio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obaudio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "oboedio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "pareo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "anusarikkuka",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "അനുസരിക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "mau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "whakarongo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "zaxiragdax",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "захирагдах"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "lyde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "adlyde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
          "roman": "poslušati",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "послоушати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "hīeran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "abboomamuu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "etâ'at kardan",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "اطاعت کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "pms",
          "lang": "Piedmontese",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ubidì"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "jehorchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "przestrzegać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obedecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "kasukuy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "a se supune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčinjátʹsja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчиня́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčinítʹsja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчини́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "povinovátʹsja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "повинова́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pokorjátʹsja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "покоря́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pokorítʹsja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "покори́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "poslúchať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "poslúchnuť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "obedecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "kutii"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "lyda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "itoat kardan",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "итоат кардан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "chʉ̂ʉa-fang",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "เชื่อฟัง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "saymak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pidkorjátysja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "підкоря́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pidkorýtysja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "підкори́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "korýtysja",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "кори́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "itā'at karnā",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "اطاعت کرنا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "itoat etmoq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "phục tùng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "tuân theo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "ufuddhau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 10",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "folgn",
          "sense": "to do as ordered by",
          "word": "פֿאָלגן"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "Soldiers are trained to obey.",
          "type": "example"
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      "glosses": [
        "To do as one is told."
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        "(intransitive) To do as one is told."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "slúxacca",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "слу́хацца"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "slúšam",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "слу́шам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "podřídit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "řídit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "totella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "befolgen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "gsw",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "Alemannic-German"
          ],
          "word": "folge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "peíthomai",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "πείθομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "engedelmeskedik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "szót fogad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "iinari ni naru",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "言いなりになる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "obi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "uví"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "audio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "obaudio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "oboedio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "anusarikkuka",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "അനുസരിക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "ū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "whakarongo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "adlyde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "være lydhør"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "hīeran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "slúšatʹsja",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "слу́шаться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poslúšatʹsja",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "послу́шаться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "obedecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "lyda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "itaat etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "slúxatysja",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "слу́хатися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "folgn",
          "sense": "to do as one is told",
          "word": "פֿאָלגן"
        }
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.)."
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.)."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pokorjávam se",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "покоря́вам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "být v souladu"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "obbedire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "assolvere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "conformarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "obi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "uví"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "audio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "anusarikkuka",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "അനുസരിക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 97",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
          "word": "ū"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əʊˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oʊˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/En-us-obey.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hearken"
    },
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      "word": "accede"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "assent"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "acquiesce"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "obey"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "comply"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "conform"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "submit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "yield"
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "disobey"
    },
    {
      "word": "defy"
    },
    {
      "word": "rebel"
    },
    {
      "word": "resist"
    },
    {
      "english": "especially rules",
      "word": "violate"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks",
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tremble and obey"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "obeyen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English obeyen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "obeir"
      },
      "expansion": "Anglo-Norman obeir",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "obeier"
      },
      "expansion": "obeier",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "obeir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French obeir",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "oboediō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin oboediō",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "obēdiō",
        "t": "to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve"
      },
      "expansion": "obēdiō (“to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ob-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before, near"
      },
      "expansion": "ob- (“before, near”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "audiō",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "audiō (“to hear”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "audient"
      },
      "expansion": "audient",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English obeyen, from Anglo-Norman obeir, obeier et al., Old French obeir, from Latin oboediō (also obēdiō (“to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve”)), from ob- (“before, near”) + audiō (“to hear”). Compare audient. In Latin, ob + audire would have been expected to become Classical Latin *obūdiō (compare in + claudō becoming inclūdō), but it has been theorized that the usual law court associations of the word for obeying encouraged a false archaism from ū to oe, to oboediō (compare Old Latin oinos → Classical Latin ūnus).",
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    {
      "form": "obeys",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obeying",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obeyed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obeyed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "obey (third-person singular simple present obeys, present participle obeying, simple past and past participle obeyed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "react"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "respond"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "obey"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "abide"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "abide by"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "accept"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "agree"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "concur"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "consent"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "serve"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "obedience"
    },
    {
      "word": "obedient"
    },
    {
      "word": "obeisance"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "adhere"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "carry out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "follow"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "fulfill"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "keep"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "meet"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "observe"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "command"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "instruction"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "pay attention"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "obey the rules",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "obey your boss",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Soldiers are trained to obey.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do as one is told."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To do as one is told."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obedient",
          "obedient"
        ],
        [
          "compliant",
          "compliant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əʊˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oʊˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c1/En-us-obey.ogg/En-us-obey.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/En-us-obey.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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    {
      "word": "hearken"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "accede"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "assent"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "acquiesce"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "obey"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "comply"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "conform"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "submit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:obey",
      "word": "yield"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaṭāʕa",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "أَطَاعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭāwiʕ",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "طاوع"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hnazandvel",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "հնազանդվել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "itaət etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padparadkóŭvacca",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "падпарадко́ўвацца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padparádkavacca",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "падпара́дкавацца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pakarácca",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пакара́цца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pakarýcca",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пакары́цца"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podčinjávam se",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчиня́вам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokorjávam se",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "покоря́вам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "na:htaung",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "နားထောင်"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "panrwak",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ပန်ရွက်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obeir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "服從"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fúcóng",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "服从"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zūnshǒu",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "遵守"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "poslouchat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "adlyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lystre"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "gehoorzamen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obei"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "totella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "noudattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obéir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obtempérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ubidî"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obedecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damorčileba",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "დამორჩილება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gagoneba",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "გაგონება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "gehorchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "ufhausjan",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypakoúo",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "υπακούω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hupakoúō",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ὑπακούω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ājñā mānnā",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "आज्ञा मानना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "itāat karnā",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "इताअत करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "engedelmeskedik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "betart"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "követ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "tiszteletben tart"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "kuulla"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "hoolia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "géill do"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obbedire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ubbidire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "したがう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shitagau",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "従う"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふくじゅうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukujū suru",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "服従する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obi"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "uví"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "pamintuan"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sdap",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ស្ដាប់"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sdap bɑɑbɑngkŏəp",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ស្ដាប់បង្គាប់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bokjonghada",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "복종하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sư̄a fang",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ເຊື່ອຟັງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "audio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obaudio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "oboedio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "pareo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "anusarikkuka",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "അനുസരിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "mau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "whakarongo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "zaxiragdax",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "захирагдах"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "lyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "adlyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "poslušati",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "послоушати"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "hīeran"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "abboomamuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "etâ'at kardan",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "اطاعت کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ubidì"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "jehorchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przestrzegać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obedecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "kasukuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "a se supune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčinjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчиня́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčinítʹsja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчини́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povinovátʹsja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "повинова́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokorjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "покоря́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokorítʹsja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "покори́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "poslúchať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poslúchnuť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "obedecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "kutii"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "lyda"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "itoat kardan",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "итоат кардан"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chʉ̂ʉa-fang",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "เชื่อฟัง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "saymak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidkorjátysja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "підкоря́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidkorýtysja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "підкори́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "korýtysja",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "кори́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "itā'at karnā",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "اطاعت کرنا"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "itoat etmoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "phục tùng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "tuân theo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "ufuddhau"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "folgn",
      "sense": "to do as ordered by",
      "word": "פֿאָלגן"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "slúxacca",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "слу́хацца"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "slúšam",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "слу́шам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podřídit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "řídit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "totella"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "befolgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic-German"
      ],
      "word": "folge"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "peíthomai",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "πείθομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "engedelmeskedik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "szót fogad"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iinari ni naru",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "言いなりになる"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "obi"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "uví"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "audio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "obaudio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "oboedio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "anusarikkuka",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "അനുസരിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "ū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "whakarongo"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "adlyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "være lydhør"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "hīeran"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slúšatʹsja",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "слу́шаться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poslúšatʹsja",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "послу́шаться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "obedecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "lyda"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "itaat etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "slúxatysja",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "слу́хатися"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "folgn",
      "sense": "to do as one is told",
      "word": "פֿאָלגן"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokorjávam se",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "покоря́вам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "být v souladu"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "obbedire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "assolvere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "conformarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "obi"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "uví"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "audio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "anusarikkuka",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "അനുസരിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to be obedient, compliant",
      "word": "ū"
    }
  ],
  "word": "obey"
}

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