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obedient in English:

1. to to


Go to sleep.
I hope to one day speak German as well as you speak English.
Why aren't you going? "Because I don't want to."
It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
Look at me when I talk to you!
Homeroom teachers should make every effort to keep in touch with their students.
Nobody ever comes to see us in this out-of-the-way village.
If I can get into university, I am hoping to learn to speak two foreign languages.
Fewer workers meant fewer people with money to buy goods.
Franklin Roosevelt was born to a rich and important New York family.
Two roundtrip tickets to Osaka, please.
The president was quoted as saying he would like to visit Japan soon.
You are welcome to the use of our house while we are away on vacation.
It began to rain heavily just as we got to the gate.
According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in next week.

English word "obedient"(to) occurs in sets:

verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions M, N, O
N prepositions dział 4

2. disobedient disobedient


My children are disobedient.
My dog is very disobedient.
To be disobedient, a child has to break a rule.
He never does what he's told. He's very disobedient
Children are inclined to be disobedient.
From an adult's one-sided point of view, children's attitudes often seem to be disobedient.

English word "obedient"(disobedient) occurs in sets:

postive negative adjective
Opposites and Suffixes

3. obey


Obey thyself.
We obey our parents because we honor them and we love them.
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
He went so far as to hit the girl to make her obey his orders.
As young pupils we had to obey many rules at school.
Only the children still obey me./We were trained to obey orders
stay obey
If you don’t obey the law, you risk going to prison.
they expect to be obeyed by their children and do not care about their opinions and feelings
A referee or umpire is an official who makes the players obey the rules.
He called the dog off and it immediately obeyed. Drivers are not obeying the new traffic laws.
When the police compel you to obey speed limits or else get a ticket, this is an example of a situation where the police enforce the law.
You have a cat in my flat? Oh Helen, why can't you ever obey the rules

4. a person or animal who is obedient does what they are told to do



English word "obedient"(a person or animal who is obedient does what they are told to do) occurs in sets:

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5. sb who does what they are told to do



English word "obedient"(sb who does what they are told to do) occurs in sets:

adjectives III

6. docile


The rabbit was very friendly and docile, and made a great pet for the children.
a docile dog
The once docile population has finally risen up against the ruthless regime

English word "obedient"(docile) occurs in sets:

Idioms and adjectives

7. someone who always follows what a leader says



English word "obedient"(someone who always follows what a leader says) occurs in sets:

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