obeys
Sayoh-BAYZUS/oʊˈbeɪz/UK/əʊˈbeɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of obey.
A well-trained soldier obeys orders without hesitation.
The new employee obeys the safety protocols to the letter.
Note
The present-tense form for a single subject: she obeys, the system obeys. It works with or without an object, so a soldier obeys orders, and a well-trained dog simply obeys. Modern English puts the thing obeyed directly after the verb. The older pattern with to, as in a citizen who obeys to the law, is obsolete and best avoided outside deliberate period writing.
obeys is a form of obey
obey, verb: To carry out the orders of a person, institution, or other authority; to act according to their bidding. Full entry
- Spelling
- obey → obeys: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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