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покори́ться — meaning in English

pokoritsya

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English meaning

  • obey verb To do what someone in authority tells you to do.
  • submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.

Senses

покори́ться 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.
  • submit (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.

obey — full definition

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

submit — full definition

  1. verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
  2. verb To give in or yield to another's authority or wishes.
  3. verb To win a fight in combat sports by forcing an opponent to concede.

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