"obey" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

obey verbo

obey + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 21
obey orders • obey the house rules • obey one's commands • obey one's instructions • obey the law • ...
verbo + obey
Kolokacji: 4
refuse to obey • start obeying • stop obeying • tell to obey
obey + preposición
Kolokacji: 10
obey without • obey in • obey with • obey to • obey from • ...
obey + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 18
obey instantly • obey immediately • reluctantly obey • simply obey • blindly obey • ...
(1) instantly, immediately
Kolokacji: 2
1. reluctantly obey = niechętnie przestrzegaj reluctantly obey
2. quickly obey = szybko przestrzegaj quickly obey
  • Lind knew his captain well enough to obey quickly.
  • They obeyed quickly, raising their hands, and Job hustled them out of the office.
  • Tip obeyed quickly, for he was afraid of her.
  • "If I obey quickly, the tree becomes like this," and she put her hand close to the ground.
  • John looked surprised but obeyed quickly; faster, in fact, than Bethia would have believed.
  • The seatbelt quickly obeyed, and he grabbed her by the hand once more.
  • This was punishment for failure to obey quickly and readily.
  • "You take your shirt off, too," she suggested, and he quickly obeyed.
  • There were certainly enough hands and clubs to ensure that the prisoners quickly obeyed.
  • Leah quickly obeyed him and brought the shuttlecraft to a full stop.
3. willingly obey = chętnie przestrzegaj willingly obey
(3) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2

Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.