Obey

Word OBEY
Character 4
Hyphenation o bey
Pronunciations /əʊˈbeɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Obey"

What do we mean by obey?

To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of. intransitive verb

To carry out or comply with (a command, for example). intransitive verb

To behave obediently. intransitive verb

To comply with the wishes or commands of; submit to, as in duty bound; be subject to; serve with dutifulness.

To comply with; carry out; perform; execute.

To submit to the power, control, or influence of: as, a ship obeys her helm.

To submit (one's self).

To yield or give up; submit to power, authority, control, or influence; do as bidden or directed: as, will you obey? Formerly sometimes followed by to.

To give obedience. intransitive verb

To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of. transitive verb

To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by. transitive verb

To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of. transitive verb

To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. verb

To do as one is told. verb

To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.). verb

Be obedient to verb

To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

To do as one is told.

To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

The obey sticker/drawing is a hypocritical attempt used to manipulate people into not being manipulated by making them begin to question they're surroundings(government, leaders, idols, caste system,} the whole thing has turned into a pretentious inside joke for a-holes...but you can't argue with results, or can you? Urban Dictionary

To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of. Urban Dictionary

An icon started as street art by the now famous street artist Shepard Fairey in the 80's. This poster, with an image of andre the giant and the words OBEY written in large red print underneath became extremely popular and eventually was put onto clothing. For a good amount of time, the OBEY clothing brand was mostly worn by hipsters, skaters, punks, and other counter cultures, but has recently (in 2012) started being worn by douchebags who in 2006 would all be dressing like 50 cent. This is quite unfortunate. for a further definition of the type of people who now wear OBEY, see swagfag and yolo Urban Dictionary

To plagiarize or bite someones already established style/idea in regards to art, fashion, music etc. This is done most notably by Shepard Fairey with his OBEY "art". See also bite Urban Dictionary

poster/Sticker/stencil/regime/club founded by shepard fairley in 1989. His posters are almost everywhere and his character andre the giant is on clothes boards and bathroom walls. Shepard is god my friend. Urban Dictionary

Dumb posters and shirts trying to make eveyone think that their actually individuals and piss of "the man" by doing drugs. remember, you are an individual. just like everybody else. there is too much "independent" propoganda and think that everyone is an individual by following certian styles and doing certain things. but the truth is that if everyone "hates" one thing, follows the same style, and accepts all the bull shit that is fed to them, that makes them sheep. Urban Dictionary

Humbly giving back something with the expectation of a remark. Return for comment in a humble way. Urban Dictionary

To participate in that act of obedience or obeying another's command. Urban Dictionary

Someone who suports the LGBT community and is gay Urban Dictionary

Otome dating simulator that rips off your heart occasionally and has a lot of updates! Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Obey

The word "obey" in example sentences

Helen, in a cream-colored sheath, her hair clipped with a beaded tiara, repeated similar promises, her throat tightening ever so slightly around the word obey. ❋ Lynne Griffin (2010)

He thought Alesandra had already fallen asleep and was just easing away from her when she whispered, “I dislike the word obey, Colin.” ❋ Julie Garwood (1993)

In the modern vows, however, the word 'obey' is excluded. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The only rule the king has to obey is that eventually he has to call every prisoner in an arbitrary number of times. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They must live here or there, marry so and so, or forfeit favour -- in short, obey the parental head. ❋ Richard Jefferies (1867)

So they returned to the palace, mourning for their separation from him, especially the youngest, with whom no rest would stay nor would Patience her call obey, but she wept night and day. ❋ Anonymous (1855)

Equality is the soul of friendship: marriage, to give delight, must join two minds, not devote a slave to the will of an imperious lord; whatever conveys the idea of subjection necessarily destroys that of love, of which I am so convinced, that I have always wished the word obey expunged from the marriage ceremony. ❋ Frances Brooke (1756)

God had often declared that to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams, that sacrifice and offering he would not; the legal sacrifices had their virtue and value from the institution, and the reference they had to Christ the great propitiation; but otherwise, of themselves, it was impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sin. ❋ Unknown (1721)

To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. ❋ Unknown (1721)

No; to obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbour better than all burnt-offerings, so much better that God by his prophets often told them that their sacrifices were not only not acceptable, but abominable, to him, while they lived in sin; instead of pleasing him, he looked upon them as a mockery, and therefore an affront and provocation to him; see Prov. xv. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Let him use no more manners than will do him good, for to obey is better than sacrifice, 1 ❋ Unknown (1721)

He sets before the people that fundamental maxim of religion that "to obey is better than sacrifice" (1 Sam.xv. 22), and that God would not accept the sacrifices of those that obstinately persisted in disobedience, ver. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, to do justly and love mercy better than thousands of rams; nay, that robbery is most of all hateful to God which is covered with this pretence, for it makes the righteous God to be the patron of unrighteousness. ❋ Unknown (1721)

He remembered how she had sounded when she’d told him she disliked the word obey. ❋ Julie Garwood (1993)

1 The first verse of this Sura, and the phrase obey God and the Apostle ❋ Unknown (1854)

So I guess all the good Catholics on the Court, and that’s most of the Court and the Republican appointees, are not longer approved by Focus, since the Catholic Church leadership that they obey is heavily into pedophelia and homosexuality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The word obey, from the archaic French obéir and the earlier Latin obedire, meaning 'to give ear, " entered the English language around 1250, the year in which the goose quill began to be used for writing-and to this day, should one give ear, one can detect the stiff scratch of the goose quill in its last syllable. ❋ Robbins, Tom (2000)

My orders…To obey is to risk O'Brien and Kira's lives, which is their job and mine. ❋ Melissa Scott (2000)

"What's with that [wrestler], [Andre], on all of those obey signs" "[beats me], you up for bowling" "totally" ❋ Kaiser Soza (2005)

[obey me] why? [i am your mother]! now do as your told. no now [fuck off] ❋ Natalie298755 (2009)

i have a friend on facebook who goes to [my school] whose name on facebook is "[Obey] [Wavy]" that is example enough. ❋ I'm Listening To Fugazi (2012)

Mike did you see that [painting] on [the 405]? It looks just like one of your pieces, you're style totally got [Obeyed]!! ❋ Vinny Q (2008)

[Yo dog] you see those kick ass [andre] posters? Ya cuz [u gay]! ❋ Nick Melon (2003)

I hate seeing those Obey [shirts] and posters. Its total [bull shit] [propoganda] to encurage "free thought". ❋ Realskin1488c18 (2009)

[These are] the [questions] I obeis [to you]. ❋ Richard Korgan (2008)

"[Kiss this] chicken" "Why?" "Because i'm orderign you to! now [obey me]" "fine, [what'll] you pay me??" ❋ Kaywhyelleay123 (2008)

[I like] your [obey hat] ❋ Get The Hell Out (2019)

X: Have you heard of [Obey me]! That one dating [sim]? Y: Yeah it's [pretty cool] ❋ Kaz00 (2020)

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