Meaning

1 senses
  1. Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.

    Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.

    gehorsam, folgsam

    послу́шныйposlúšnyj, поко́рныйpokórnyj

    слухня́нийsluxnjányj, покі́рнийpokírnyj, покі́рливийpokírlyvyj

    dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority

Examples

111 sentences
  1. She is obedient to her parents.

    Вона слухається батьків. — brambury

    deSie ist ihren Eltern gehorsam. — Esperantostern

  2. I know that Tom is obedient.

    Я знаю, що Том слухняний. — deniko

  3. Tom is extremely obedient.

    Том наздвичайно слухняний. — deniko

    ruТом чрезвычайно послушный. — odexed

  4. Tom is obedient, isn't he?

    Том слухняний, так? — deniko

    deTom ist gehorsam, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

  5. Tom's dog is very obedient.

    Собака Тома дуже слухняний. — deniko

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present acti

From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).

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