Obeyed Meaning in English
word · lemma: obey
/oʊˈbeɪd/
oh-BAYD
/əʊbˈeɪd/
uh-BAYD
Definición
Did what someone in authority told you to do or followed rules or instructions.
Uso & Matices
Used in past tense. Often appears with 'the law', 'orders', 'parents', or 'rules'. More formal than 'listen to'. 'Obey' can sound strict or official.
Spanish: obedecióPortuguese (BR): obedeceuPortuguese (PT): obedeceuChinese (Simplified): 服从了Chinese (Traditional): 服從了Hindi: आज्ञा मानीArabic: أطاعBengali: মান্য করেছিল - obey (more formal, in Bengali context)Russian: повиновался - подчинялся - слушалсяJapanese: 従ったVietnamese: đã tuân theo - đã nghe lờiKorean: 복종했다 - 따랐다Turkish: itaat etti - uymuştuUrdu: اطاعت کی - ماناIndonesian: mematuhi - menuruti
Oraciones de Ejemplo
The dog obeyed its owner.
basic
She obeyed the rules at school.
basic
They obeyed their parents without question.
basic
Everyone obeyed the fire alarm and left the building.
natural
I obeyed my doctor’s advice and started exercising more.
natural
Only a few people actually obeyed the new law.
natural