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obedient [əˈbiːdɪənt] adj
obeying or willing to obey [from Old French, from Latin oboediens, present participle of oboedīre to obey] obediently adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
obedient adjective submissive, yielding, compliant, under control, respectful, law-abiding, well-trained, amenable, docile, dutiful, subservient, deferential, tractable, acquiescent, biddable, accommodating, passive, meek, ingratiating, malleable, pliant, unresisting, bootlicking (informal), obeisant, duteous a sweet, obedient little girl contrary, stubborn, rebellious, wayward, unruly, intractable, obstinate, disrespectful, unmanageable, obdurate, disobedient, ungovernable, undutiful Translations obedient [əˈbiːdɪənt] ADJ → obediente he was a very obedient child → era un niño muy obediente to be obedient to sth/sb → obedecer a algo/algn to be obedient to sb's wishes → obedecer los deseos de algn your obedient servant (o.f., frm) (in letters) → su humilde servidor(frm) obedient adj → gehorsam; child, dog also → folgsam; to be obedient → gehorchen (→ to +dat); (child, dog also) → folgen (→ to +dat); (steering, controls, car also) → reagieren, ansprechen (→ to auf +acc); your obedient servant (old, in letters) → Ihr ergebenster Diener, Ihre ergebenste Dienerin (old) obedient [əˈbiːdɪənt] adj → ubbidiente to be obedient to sb/sth → ubbidire a qn/qc obedient [əˈbiːdɪənt] adj → ubbidiente to be obedient to sb/sth → ubbidire a qn/qc How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He did not in his heart respect his mother, and without acknowledging it to himself, he did not love her, though in accordance with the ideas of the set in which he lived, and with his own education, he could not have conceived of any behavior to his mother not in the highest degree respectful and obedient, and the more externally obedient and respectful his behavior, the less in his heart he respected and loved her. Why not still proceed over the untamed yet obedient element? It was very sweet and humble and obedient she looked, sitting there, still as a mouse; I could hardly keep from setting her free and telling her to make as much racket as she wanted to. |
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