Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [oh-bey]
- /oʊˈbeɪ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [oh-bey]
- /oʊˈbeɪ/
Definitions of obeyable word
- verb with object obeyable to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents. 1
- verb with object obeyable to comply with or follow (a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.). 1
- verb with object obeyable (of things) to respond conformably in action to: The car obeyed the slightest touch of the steering wheel. 1
- verb with object obeyable to submit or conform in action to (some guiding principle, impulse, one's conscience, etc.). 1
- verb without object obeyable to be obedient: to agree to obey. 1
- noun obeyable Capable of being obeyed. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of obeyable
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English obeien < Old French obeir < Latin oboedīre, equivalent to ob- ob- + audīre to hear; -oe- for expected -ū- is unclear
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Obeyable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
obeyable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
obeyable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with o
- Words starting with ob
- Words starting with obe
- Words starting with obey
- Words starting with obeya
- Words starting with obeyab
- Words starting with obeyabl
- Words starting with obeyable