Obedient vs. Obey

Obedientadjective

Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.

Obedientnoun

One who obeys.

Obedientadjective

Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

Obedientadjective

dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority;

Obeyverb

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

Obeyverb

(intransitive) To do as one is told.

Obeyverb

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

Obeyverb

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

Obeyverb

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

Obeyverb

To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.

Obeyverb

To give obedience.

Obeyverb

be obedient to