obedient

US: /oʊˈbidiənt/
UK: /ə‍ʊbˈiːdi‍ənt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


obedient /ə'bi:djənt/
  • tính từ
    • biết nghe lời, biết vâng lời, dễ bảo, ngoan ngoãn
    • your obedient servant
      • kính thư, kính xin (công thức cuối công văn, thư chính thức...)

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
~ (to sb/sth) doing what you are told to do; willing to obey: an obedient child + He was always obedient to his father's wishes.
Antonym: DISOBEDIENT
obedience sth): blind / complete / unquestioning / total obedience + He has acted in obedience to the law.
obediently adverb: She walked out of the room and the dog followed obediently at her heels.
Idioms: your obedient servant (old use) used to end a formal letter

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
compliant, dutiful, duteous, observant, respectful, tractable, yielding, conformable, adaptable, agreeable, amenable, acquiescent, submissive, subservient, docile, passive, timid, biddable, pliant:
Prunella was always an obedient child. All matter and energy is obedient to the laws of physics.

Concise English dictionary


ə'bɪːdɪənt
adj.
+dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority