(Also construed with a dative appearing afterwards as a simple object): To obey. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ171472 |
| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient [verb (intransitive)] (15) bow?c1225 (Also construed with a dative appearing afterwards as a simple object): To obey. Obsolete. obeyc1375 intransitive. Usually with object implied. Of a person or group of people: to do what one is told to do; to comply with a command, etc.; to submit… obeisha1382 intransitive. To obey, comply, be obedient. Chiefly with to. Cf. obey, v. 2 3. clinea1400 intransitive. To bow, incline. obtempera1492 intransitive. To be obedient, submit, comply. With to, unto. obtemperate?1533 intransitive. = obtemper, v. 2b. say1588 transitive in passive. To accept orders, direction, or advice. Chiefly in negative contexts. Cf. tell, v. 14c. Now regional (chiefly Irish English). tell1859 transitive. In passive. To accept orders or direction. Only in negative contexts, esp. in will not be told. Subcategories:— render obedience due (1) — obey orders even when wrong (1) — conform to a standard (1) — act in accordance with a desire or request (1) — enforce orderly condition (2) — of order or decision: be obeyed (1) |
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