un-obeying
verb (used with object)
1.
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
2.
to comply with or follow (a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.).
3.
(of things) to respond conformably in action to: The car obeyed the slightest touch of the steering wheel.
4.
to submit or conform in action to (some guiding principle, impulse, one's conscience, etc.).
verb (used without object)
5.
to be obedient: to agree to obey.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English obeien < Old French obeir < Latin oboedīre, equivalent to ob- ob- + audīre to hear; -oe- for expected -ū- is unclear
1250–1300; Middle English obeien < Old French obeir < Latin oboedīre, equivalent to ob- ob- + audīre to hear; -oe- for expected -ū- is unclear
Related forms
o·bey·a·ble, adjective
o·bey·er, noun
o·bey·ing·ly, adverb
un·o·beyed, adjective
un·o·bey·ing, adjective
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obey (əˈbeɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to carry out (instructions or orders); comply with (demands) |
| 2. | to behave or act in accordance with (one's feelings, whims, etc) |
| [C13: from Old French obéir, from Latin oboedīre, from ob- to, towards + audīre to hear] | |
| o'beyer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
obey
late 13c., from O.Fr. obeir, from L. oboedire "obey, pay attention to, give ear," lit. "listen to," from ob "to" + audire "listen, hear" (see audience). Same sense development is in cognate O.E. hiersumnian.
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