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obedient English

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Definitions in simple English

obedient

willing to do what good person, father, boss, teacher, tells you to do.

obedient

dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority an obedient soldier obedient children a little man obedient to his wife the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened — Edmund Burke

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Simple sentences

The idea that Japanese women are submissive and always obedient to their husbands is a lie.
She is obedient to her parents.
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
Little Sophie was not obedient.
Tom is obedient.
Good boys are obedient.
Tom was obedient.
Tom is obedient, almost submissive.
I doubt if Tom will be obedient.
The boy is obedient to his parents.
I'm obedient.
Tom is very obedient, isn't he?
Tom is extremely obedient.
I was obedient.

Movie subtitles

Your obedient servant, the unhappy father Fjodor Karamasoff P.S. I am certain that your beauty will be victorious.
We want this people to be obedient. and you must practice obedience in yourselves.
Only then, if we in the Party with our most obedient dedication. become the highest embodiment of National Socialist thought and being. then the Party will materialize. into an eternal and indestructible pillar of the German people and Reich.
She's obedient and follows the rules.
And I shall remain obedient until my death.
But not quite so obedient.
I expect my little friends to be obedient.
Either the position of an obedient wife, or the fate of a meddling woman.
My only wish is to be your obedient servant.
Sign our agreement. and I'll be your obedient servant.
Why can't you be obedient like Elizabeth?
He's as obedient as a child.
Napoleon stepped up confidently to take charge of Animal Farm, and fat pig Squealer became his obedient follower and assistant.
There''S Talk You''Re Quittin'' This School, Going Someplace Where There''S Nice, Little Obedient Boys And Girls.
Be kind to those who are in your service. and obedient to your husband and superiors. and strive at all times to be worthy of your glorious destiny.
I was told you were an obedient, respectful child.
I had you brought here to be an obedient wife. and to supply my country with a much-needed heir to the throne.
Are you going to behave like an obedient wife. or must I continue to treat you like a stubborn child?
How is it that you are now so obedient.
Johanna Gordon, will you be an obedient wife to James Bothwell? Will you hold the bonds of marriage with him faithfully?
I was very obedient. When my parents told me to go to bed, I went without arguing.
She's a humble and obedient girl.
Hypocrite. If you are so obedient, why did you stop washing the floors?
MISS SUSAN, ONCE YOUR PUPIL AND NOW YOUR MOST OBEDIENT, MA'AM.
YOU'RE MOST OBEDIENT, MA'AM.
You've no idea how faithful and obedient I can be for a nice salary.
I must be an equal, an ally, not an inferior. or an obedient and submissive wife.
Is he obedient?
Is thy name Tyrrell? - James Tyrrell, and your most obedient subject.
I'm afraid you'll have to learn to be obedient again.
Be obedient and diligent, you don't want to waste this wonderful opportunity.
He wishes Judea made into a more obedient and disciplined province.
A wife should be obedient to her husband.
I've always been obedient to him, so I'm anxious to respect his wish.

News and current affairs

Thais were more like obedient subjects than informed citizens.
Indeed, the Party, having ceased to be a rigid monolith obedient to a single leader, has become dependent on the military for its political legitimacy and to ensure domestic order.
The way that party bosses, in China no less than in Japan, get rid of irksome rivals is to bring them down through public scandals, leaked to an obedient press, which then fans the flames.
Indeed, there is something of a taboo on writing about Tsarukyan, and with good reason: not only is he rich, but also he controls an army of obedient skinheads.
The US seems to prefer an obedient one-party state to a difficult, faltering, but more democratic partner in Asia.
In addition, many Sunni scholars have argued that Al Qaeda's ideology and tactics are illegitimate, and that Muslims should refrain from jihad and remain obedient to their rulers.
According to this view, every great power needs obedient satellite countries.
Asians were naturally obedient to higher authority.
Or will Nemtsov's death finally move complacent and obedient Russians to action?
If the polls are accurate, the loyal and obedient are a clear majority - at least so far.
He knows that centuries of tight government control have made Russians obedient.
For all his semi-encouraging talk, Medvedev has stressed continuity over change, and his references to Putin's presidency have been as reverential as he has been obedient.

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