Collocations for obey - verb
ADVERB
immediately,
instantly,
quickly
She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.
She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.
blindly,
meekly
unquestioningly, without question
reluctantly
unquestioningly, without question
reluctantly
VERB + obey
have to,
must
refuse to
He refuses to obey the rules.
refuse to
He refuses to obey the rules.
fail to
be willing to
promise to
be willing to
promise to
PHRASES
be only obeying orders
At the trial the soldiers made the excuse that they were only obeying orders.
At the trial the soldiers made the excuse that they were only obeying orders.
a duty to obey,
an obligation to obey
People have a moral duty to obey the law.
People have a moral duty to obey the law.
a failure to obey
She's being punished for failure to obey a court order.
She's being punished for failure to obey a court order.
sth has to be obeyed,
sth must be obeyed
Rules are rules and they must be obeyed.
Rules are rules and they must be obeyed.
Obey is used with these nouns as the object:
command, directive, father, god, impulse, injunction, instinct, instruction, law, master, order, rule, speed limit, spirit, summons, will, wish
command, directive, father, god, impulse, injunction, instinct, instruction, law, master, order, rule, speed limit, spirit, summons, will, wish