Dictionary entry

Obey

Pronunciation: /ə(ʊ)ˈbeɪ/

Pronunciation

/ə(ʊ)ˈbeɪ/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) စကားနားထောင်သည်။ အမိန့်နာခံသည်။

Definition

obey / ǝ'beÇ / v လိုက္နာသည္။ နာခံသည္။ Soldiers are trained to obey without question. m obey the law/the rules m It's not my fault – I was only obeying orders. m They refused to obey me. Compare DISOBEY

Examples

  1. He called the dog off and it immediately obeyed.
  2. Officers expect their troops to obey them without question.
  3. [obey an order/command/instruction] : The soldiers were used to obeying orders.
  4. [obey the law/rules] : Drivers are not obeying the new traffic laws.
  5. Molecules obey the laws of physics.
  6. My hair’s still sticking up – I just can’t get it to obey me.