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disobeys

disobeys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disobey.

Meaning of disobey

Verb

disobey (third-person singular simple present disobeys, present participle disobeying, simple past and past participle disobeyed)

  1. (transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to adhere to (a rule) or to obey an order from (somebody).
    • disobey the rules
  2. (intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.
    • Under an authoritarian regime, people have an obligation to disobey.

Questions about disobeys

What is disobeys the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Disobeys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disobey.

Words near disobeys in the dictionary

  1. disobeyer
  2. disobeyers
  3. disobeyest
  4. disobeyeth
  5. disobeying
  6. disobeys
  7. disobligation
  8. disobligations
  9. disobligatory
  10. disoblige
  11. disobliged

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