obey

[US]/əʊˈbeɪ,əˈbeɪ/
[UK]/əˈbeɪ,oʊˈbeɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. at følge ordrer eller vejledning; efterkomme; underkaste sig
vt. handle i overensstemmelse med; holde sig til; være i overensstemmelse med.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularobeys
Past Tenseobeyed
Present Participleobeying
Past Participleobeyed

Phrases & Collocations

obey the rules

lyt til reglerne

obey authority

lyt til autoriteter

obey orders

lyt til ordrer

obey your parents

lyt til dine forældre

obey the law

lyt til loven

obey the order

lyt til ordren

Example Sentences

They must obey the throne.

De må adlyde tronen.

be prompt to obey commands

vær hurtig til at adlyde ordrer

enjoin sb.to obey the rules

pålægge nogen at overholde reglerne

A car obeys the driver.

En bil adlyder føreren.

We must obey orders.

Vi må adlyde ordrer.

Children should obey their parents.

Børn bør adlyde deres forældre.

Everyone must obey the law.

Alle skal overholde loven.

He swore to obey the king.

Han svor at adlyde kongen.

Look ye obey the masters of the craft.

Se, adlyde håndværkernes mestre.

I always obey my father.

Jeg adlyder altid min far.

obeying their superiors' orders.

adlyde deres overordnedes ordrer.

Soldiers must obey orders.

Soldater skal adlyde ordrer.

Soldiers have to obey orders.

Soldater er nødt til at adlyde ordrer.

It is necessary that one should obey the law.

Det er nødvendigt, at man adlyder loven.

She obeyed with alacrity.

Hun adlød med entusiasme.

we obeyed our great men and leaders.

vi adlød vores store mænd og ledere.

the officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders.

officeren blev dømt for at nægte at adlyde ordrer.

the universe was complex but it obeyed certain rules.

universet var komplekst, men det adlød visse regler.

It behoves a child to obey his parents.

Det kærer et barns pligt at adlyde sine forældre.

Real-world Examples

And nature to be commanded must be obeyed.

Og naturen skal underkastes kommando og måjes.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

But the Universe is under no obligation to obey our preconceptions.

Men universet er ikke forpligtet til at følge vores forudindtagelser.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Human nature does not obey the laws of politics.

Menneskelig natur følger ikke politikens love.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

The workers are told to strictly obey these regulations.

Arbejderne bliver bedt om at overholde disse regler strengt.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

487. The one-eyed man obeyed the obedient audience's order.

487. Den eneøjede mand adlød det lydige publikums ordre.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

She also said she would not obey a third lockdown.

Hun sagde også, at hun ikke ville adlyde en tredje nedlukning.

Source: VOA Special October 2020 Collection

Obey the law or you will be punished.

Overhold loven, ellers vil du blive straffet.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

" Your particles are just obeying their quantum-mechanical marching orders, " Greene says.

“ Dine partikler følger blot deres kvantemekaniske ordrer, ” siger Greene.

Source: Time

Google said it is considering how to obey the new law.

Google sagde, at de overvejede, hvordan de skulle overholde den nye lov.

Source: VOA Special English: World

But my horse doesn't obey me.

Men min hest vil ikke adlyde mig.

Source: L1 Wizard and Cat

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