atenerse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comply verb To act in accordance with a rule, request, or law.
- heed verb To pay close attention to advice or a warning and take it seriously.
- listen verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.
- obey verb To do what someone in authority tells you to do.
- rely verb To depend on someone or something; to trust that it will do what is needed.
Senses
atenerse is used for these senses in English:
- comply To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
- heed (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
- listen (intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
- obey (obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
heed — full definition
- verb To pay close attention to advice or a warning and take it seriously.
- noun Careful attention paid to something.