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obey

 
 
/əʊˈbeɪ/ verb [I, T]

Translation

to do what you are told to do by a person, rule, or instruction
itaat etmek, söz dinlemek, uymak
If you refuse to obey the law, you'll be arrested. He gave the command, and we obeyed. → Opposite disobey962
(Definition of obey verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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