Obedient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊbˈiːdiənt/

🇬🇧British English

/əʊbˈiːdiənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʊbˈiːdiənt/

3 syllables Say it as /oʊbˈiːdiənt/.

Examples

an obedient soldier
obedient children
a little man obedient to his wife

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

disobedient

Parts of Speech

adjective

dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

“an obedient soldier”

Word Forms

obedience	noun	the trait of being willing to obey
obey	verb	be obedient to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gehorsam

pflichtgemäße Befolgung der Befehle oder Anweisungen der Autoritätspersonen; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇫🇷French

obéissant

se conformer consciencieusement aux commandements ou aux instructions des personnes en autorité ; ; ; ; -Edmond Burke

🇪🇸Spanish

obediente

cumplir diligentemente con las órdenes o instrucciones de quienes tienen autoridad; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇮🇹Italian

obbediente

attenersi scrupolosamente ai comandi o alle istruzioni di chi detiene l'autorità; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇳🇱Dutch

gehoorzaam

het plichtsgetrouw opvolgen van de bevelen of instructies van degenen met gezag; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇵🇹Portuguese

obediente

cumprir obedientemente os comandos ou instruções das autoridades; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇷🇺Russian

покорный

добросовестное выполнение приказов и указаний лиц, обладающих властью; ; ; ; - Эдмунд Берк

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आज्ञाकारी

प्राधिकारियों के आदेशों या निर्देशों का कर्तव्यपूर्वक पालन करना; ; ; ; - एडमंड बर्क

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্য

কর্তৃপক্ষের আদেশ বা নির্দেশাবলী যথাযথভাবে মেনে চলা; ; ; ; - এডমন্ড বার্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ்ப்படிதல்

அதிகாரத்தில் உள்ளவர்களின் கட்டளைகள் அல்லது அறிவுறுத்தல்களுக்குக் கடமையாக இணங்குதல்; ; ; ; - எட்மண்ட் பர்க்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధేయుడు

అధికారంలో ఉన్నవారి ఆదేశాలు లేదా సూచనలను విధిగా పాటించడం; ; ; ; - ఎడ్మండ్ బర్క్

🇮🇳Marathi

आज्ञाधारक

अधिकारात असलेल्यांच्या आज्ञा किंवा सूचनांचे कर्तव्यपूर्वक पालन करणे; ; ; ; - एडमंड बर्क

🇮🇳Gujarati

આજ્ઞાકારી

સત્તાધિકારીઓના આદેશો અથવા સૂચનાઓનું ફરજપૂર્વક પાલન કરવું; ; ; ; - એડમંડ બર્ક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಜ್ಞಾಧಾರಕ

ಅಧಿಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿರುವವರ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕರ್ತವ್ಯದಿಂದ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವುದು; ; ; ; - ಎಡ್ಮಂಡ್ ಬರ್ಕ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുസരണയുള്ള

അധികാരത്തിലുള്ളവരുടെ കൽപ്പനകളോ നിർദ്ദേശങ്ങളോ യഥാവിധി അനുസരിക്കുക; ; ; ; - എഡ്മണ്ട് ബർക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ

ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਨਾਲ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ; ; ; ; - ਐਡਮੰਡ ਬਰਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرمانبردار

بااختیار لوگوں کے احکامات یا ہدایات کی فرضیت کے ساتھ تعمیل کرنا؛ ; ; ; - ایڈمنڈ برک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

听话

尽职尽责地遵守当权者的命令或指示； ; ; ; ——埃德蒙·伯克

🇯🇵Japanese

従順な

権力者の命令や指示に忠実に従うこと。 ; ; ; - エドモンド・バーク

🇰🇷Korean

순종적인

권위 있는 사람의 명령이나 지시를 충실히 준수합니다. ; ; ; - 에드먼드 버크

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghe lời

nghiêm túc chấp hành mệnh lệnh, hướng dẫn của người có thẩm quyền; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

🇹🇭Thai

เชื่อฟัง

ปฏิบัติตามคำสั่งหรือคำสั่งของผู้มีอำนาจตามหน้าที่ ; ; ; - เอ็ดมันด์ เบิร์ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

patuh

dengan patuh mematuhi perintah atau instruksi dari mereka yang berwenang; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇵🇭Filipino

masunurin

masunurin na pagsunod sa mga utos o tagubilin ng mga nasa awtoridad; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

🇲🇾Malay

patuh

patuh mematuhi arahan atau arahan pihak berkuasa; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطيع

الامتثال بإخلاص لأوامر أو تعليمات من هم في السلطة؛ ; ; ; - إدموند بيرك

🇮🇷Persian

مطیع

پیروی از دستورات یا دستورات مقامات مسئول؛ ; ; ; - ادموند برک

🇹🇷Turkish

itaatkar

yetkili kişilerin emir ve talimatlarına görev bilinciyle uymak; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְמוּשׁמָע

קיום חובה לפקודות או להנחיות של בעלי הסמכות; ; ; ; אדמונד בורק

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