obeir

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See also: obéir and obeïr

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Borrowed from Latin oboedīre.

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obeir (first-person singular present obeeixo, first-person singular preterite obeí, past participle obeït)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to obey
    Antonym: desobeir
    • 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
      Un fill ha obeir els seus pares sense discutir
      A son must obey his parents without discussion
  2. (intransitive) to comply (a with), correspond (a to), go along with
    • 2023 March 7, “Ferrovial es defensa: "El trasllat als Països Baixos no obeeix a interessos personals"”, in Bolsamanía[1]:
      En aquesta ocasió ha estat Francisco Polo, director de comunicació de la companyia, que ha assenyalat als micròfons de Ràdio Nacional d'Espanya (RNE) que aquest moviment “no obeeix a l'interès personal de ningú” i que es fa per poder “competir als mercats internacionals”.
      On this occasion it was Francisco Polo, the company's director of communications, who stated to the microphones of Spanish National Radio (RNE) that this move "doesn't reflect anyone's personal interest" and that it is being done to be able to "compete in international markets".

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French obeir.

Verb[edit]

obeir

  1. to obey

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  • French: obéir

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin oboedīre, present active infinitive of oboediō.

Verb[edit]

obeïr

  1. to obey

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