obeyed
v. B1 Intermediate US //oʊˈbeɪd// UK //əʊbˈeɪd// obeyed
v. did what you were told to do by a person, a law, or a rule.
v. past tense and past participle of 'obey'; refers to the act of complying with an order, request, law, or authority.
The dog obeyed its owner and sat down immediately.
The soldiers obeyed the command to retreat even though they wanted to continue the fight.
Throughout the trial, the defendant maintained that he had simply obeyed the standing orders of his superiors, a defense that the international court ultimately rejected.
Usage
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object, though it can be used intransitively when the authority is implied.
Pitfall
he obeyed to the ruleshe obeyed the rulesObey is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'to'.