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obeyed

o·bey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-bey]
    • /oʊˈbeɪ/
    • /əʊˈbeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-bey]
    • /oʊˈbeɪ/

Definitions of obeyed word

  • verb with object obeyed to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents. 1
  • verb with object obeyed to comply with or follow (a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.). 1
  • verb with object obeyed (of things) to respond conformably in action to: The car obeyed the slightest touch of the steering wheel. 1
  • verb with object obeyed to submit or conform in action to (some guiding principle, impulse, one's conscience, etc.). 1
  • verb without object obeyed to be obedient: to agree to obey. 1
  • noun obeyed Simple past tense and past participle of obey. 1

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Origin of obeyed

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

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Parts of speech for Obeyed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

obeyed 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".

obeyed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for obeyed

adjective obeyed

  • kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.

Antonyms for obeyed

verb obeyed

  • disobeyed — Simple past tense and past participle of disobey.
  • declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
  • denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
  • disregarded — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.

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