Obeying

/oʊˈbeɪɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Following orders or rules; doing what someone in authority tells you to do.

Etymology

From Latin 'obedire' (ob- 'to' + audire 'to hear'), literally meaning 'to listen to' or 'to hear towards.' Over time it came to mean following what you hear as a command.

Kelly Says

The root 'audire' (to hear) is the same root as 'audio,' 'auditorium,' and 'audience'—all about listening! So obeying is really just what happens when you actually listen to what you're told.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ послуስ
me-po-loos
ARالعربية
طاعة
ta'a
BNবাংলা
আনুগত্য
a-nu-g-ty
CACatalà
obeir
oh-bey
CSČeština
poslouchat
pos-loo-chat
DADansk
lydighed
lee-di-ghed
DEDeutsch
gehorchen
geh-ork-en
ELΕλληνικά
ακροάσω
ak-ro-as-o
ESEspañol
obedecer
oh-beh-deh-ser
FAفارسی
اطاعت
e-ta-at
FISuomi
kuuliaisuus
koo-lee-ah-soo-s
FRFrançais
obéir
oh-bey
GUGU
पालન
paalan
HAHA
biyayi
bee-ya-yee
HEעברית
הקשיב
ha-kash-iv
HIहिन्दी
पालन करना
paalan karna
HUMagyar
engedelmes
en-geh-del-mes
IDBahasa Indonesia
mematuhi
me-ma-too-hee
IGIG
inyi
ee-nee
ITItaliano
obbedire
ob-beh-dee-reh
JA日本語
従う
shitou
KKKK
тәуелсіз
ta-we-l-si-z
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-prou-t
KO한국어
복종하다
bokjonghada
MRMR
पालन
paalan
MSBahasa Melayu
mematuhi
me-ma-too-hee
MYမြန်မာ
စည်းကမ်း
sya-nga-kan
NLNederlands
gehoorzamen
geh-o-r-za-men
NONorsk
lydig
lee-dig
PAPA
पालਨ
paalan
PLPolski
posłuszeństwo
pos-lu-she-n-tvo
PTPortuguês
obedecer
oh-beh-deh-ser
RORomână
ascultă
as-kult-ah
RUРусский
послушание
poslushanie
SVSvenska
lyda
lee-da
SWKiswahili
kutii
koo-tee
TAதமிழ்
பணிவு
pani-vu
TEతెలుగు
సేవ
se-va
THไทย
ปฏิบัติ
bat-ti
TLTL
pagsunod
pags-oo-nod
TRTürkçe
itaat etmek
ee-taat eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
слухня
slukhnya
URاردو
اطاعت
it-a-at
VITiếng Việt
tuân theo
twaan teo
YOYO
fihan
fee-han
ZH中文
服从
fú cóng
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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