obeying

verb

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

(intransitive) To do as one is told.

(obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

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The word obeying breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root audi-, from Latin audire (“to hear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.