obediently

/oʊˈbidiəntɫi/, /oʊˈbidjəntɫi/ adv

In an obedient manner.

Word Origin Obedient comes from Latin oboedire, from ob- 'toward' and audire 'to hear' — literally 'to hear toward', to listen and follow. So obediently is doing something with attentive listening. The root audire gives us audience, audio, auditorium, audit. Obedience is 'hearing toward' authority.

adv In an obedient manner.

The dog sat obediently when its owner gave the command.

(副词) 顺从地;服从地;听话地

主人发出指令时,狗顺从地坐下了。

(adverbio) Con obediencia; de manera obediente.

El perro se sentó obedientemente cuando su dueño dio la orden.

(adverbe) obéissamment; avec obéissance; docilement; soumis; de façon obéissante [Avec obéissance ; de manière docile.]

Le chien s'est assis **obediently** quand son maître a donné l'ordre.

(Adverb) gehorsam; folgsam [auf gehorsame Weise; so, dass Anweisungen oder Befehle ohne Widerspruch befolgt werden]

Der Hund setzte sich **obediently** hin, als sein Besitzer den Befehl gab.

(副詞) 従順に、指示に従って素直に。

犬は飼い主が命令を出すと素直に座った。

(advérbio) obedientemente; docilmente; submissamente [De maneira obediente.]

O cachorro sentou-se obedientemente quando seu dono deu o comando.

Word parts: obedient + ly

Common collocations

to prep follow verb of prep into prep do verb rise verb take verb go verb have verb trot verb turn verb back adv

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