obedecer
v.
obey, take orders; mind; answer
obedecer
v.
listen, abide by; conform, comply; follow; obey, mind
obedecer
= obey, comply (with), march to + Posesivo + orders, abide by.
Ex: After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.
Ex: With their worldwide history of forcing people at gunpoint to march to their orders, whether they want to or not, you can never be too sure with them.
Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
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* obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.
* obedecer una regla = comply with + rule.