Meaning & use
obeyed
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Complied with an order, rule, or authority; did what one was told to do.
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The dog obeyed its trainer's command and sat immediately.
Soldiers obeyed the general's orders without question.
A note on using this word
Obeyed is the regular past tense of "obey," which traces back to the Latin "oboedire," literally "to listen toward."
Words with a similar meaning
compliedfollowed
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Words with an opposite meaning
disobeyeddefied
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