gehorchen
Gehorchen is a German verb meaning to obey or to comply with the commands or authority of another person or institution. It is used with a dative object: jemandem gehorchen. Examples: „Ich gehorche dir.“ and „Die Soldaten gehorchten dem Befehl.“ Phrases like „dem Gesetz gehorchen“ express obedience to law.
The noun Gehorsam (obedience) and the adjective gehorsam describe the quality of obedience; the verb befolgen
Etymology: The verb derives from horchen (to listen or hearken) with the prefix ge-, forming a sense
Conjugation: Gehorchen is a regular verb. Present: ich gehorche, du gehorchst, er gehorcht, wir gehorchen, ihr
Usage: Gehorchen denotes obedience to authority or rules and is common in formal and everyday language. It