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obbedire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • obey verb To do what someone in authority tells you to do.
  • serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.

Senses

obbedire is used for these senses in English:

  • obey (transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
  • obey (obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
  • serve (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13th c.]

obey — full definition

  1. verb To do what someone in authority tells you to do.
  2. verb To follow a rule, law, or instinct.

serve — full definition

  1. verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
  2. verb To be useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
  3. verb To officially deliver a legal document to someone.
  4. verb To hit the ball first to start play in tennis, volleyball, and similar sports.
  5. noun The act of putting the ball in play at the start of a point in tennis or similar sports.

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