obeyed
UK/əʊˈbeɪd//oʊˈbeɪd/
obeyed is the simple past and past participle of obey.
Meaning of obey
Verb
obey (third-person singular simple present obeys, present participle obeying, simple past and past participle obeyed)
- To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
- obey the rules
- To do as one is told.
- Soldiers are trained to obey.
- To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
- They were all taught by Triton, to obay / To the long raynes, at her commaundement [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Phrases with obeyed
Words that rhyme with obeyed
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- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
Questions about obeyed
- What is obeyed the simple past and past participle of?
- Obeyed is the simple past and past participle of obey.
- How do you pronounce obeyed?
- Obeyed is pronounced /əʊˈbeɪd/ (UK).
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