obey

/oʊˈbeɪ/
verb
  1. To do what someone in authority tells you to do; to follow a rule, law, or instruction.
    • Children should obey their parents and teachers.
    • The soldiers were trained to obey orders without question.
    • All drivers must obey the speed limit on the highway.
  2. To respond or behave in a way that follows a natural law or principle.
    • In physics, falling objects obey the law of gravity.
    • The machine's parts obey the commands from the computer program.
    • All living things obey the basic rules of biology.
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