To Obey
To Follow
intransitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means obey so the verb vocab version is to obey.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
I am going to obey you. I think your order is a bit of shit が (したが), I'll do it and obey you.
(Little side note, did you know が in the middle of a sentence can mean "but" in Japanese? Think of it as that meaning here.)
もし彼の命令に従わなければ、どうなると思う？
What do you think what would happen if I didn’t obey his orders?
不服でも、ルールには従うべきだよ。その上で、間違っていることを正していくしかないんだ。
Even if you're dissatisfied, you should still obey the rules. Then, you can work to correct what's wrong.
教師が宿題を前の人に渡すよう言ったが、生徒達は一人もそれに従わなかった。
The teacher instructed the students to pass the homework to the person in front, but none of the students followed through.
従業員だからって、社長の決定に絶対に従わなければならないってことはないんだよ。
Just because you're an employee doesn't mean you have to blindly follow the CEO's decisions.