how to pronounce obedient

/əˈbiː.di.ənt/

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obedient is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of obedient in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… i do think quite obedient as a nation we …”

meanings of obedient

adjective:

Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.

noun:

One who obeys.

obedient frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word obedient occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics obedient can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that obedient can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;