obeyed
Sayoh-BAYD/oʊˈbeɪd/UK/əʊˈbeɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of obey.
The soldiers obeyed the order without hesitation.
She had always obeyed her parents' wishes about money.
Note
One spelling serves both the past tense and the participle, made with the regular -ed ending. Because obey usually takes a direct object, the participle forms ordinary passives (the rules were obeyed) as well as perfects with have. It can also stand with no object at all: told to sit, he obeyed. An older use, now obsolete, meant being compliant to a law or restriction.
obeyed is a form of obey
obey, verb: To carry out the orders of a person, institution, or other authority; to act according to their bidding. Full entry
- Spelling
- obey → obeyed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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