obey
gehorchen
Word details
- German meaning
- Renitent bedeutet widerwillig oder widerspenstig, sich einer Autorität oder Anordnung zu widersetzen.
- English meaning
- Renitent means reluctant or resistant to obeying an authority or order.
- Synonym
- widerspenstig, aufsässig
- German example
- Die renitenten Schüler weigerten sich, die Anweisungen des Lehrers zu befolgen.
- English example
- The renitent students refused to follow the teacher's instructions.
- Comparative
- renitenterSuperlative: am renitentesten
Related words
- gehorchen
obey
- gefügig
Compliant, obedient, submissive
- fügsam
docile
- lammfromm
As meek as a lamb; very gentle and obedient.
- Gesetz
Law
- Gehorsamsverweigerung
Disobedience refers to the refusal to obey orders or commands, often for ethical or moral reasons.
- Rechtsnorm
legal norm
- abrichten
To train, to drill
- Order
Order
- Befehl
Command
- gehorchen
to obey
- parieren
to parry, to obey
- zutreten
to kick (violently)
Example sentences with “obey”
Dogs should obey their owners. (Hunde sollten ihren Besitzern gehorchen.)
Frequently asked questions
How to use 'gehorchen'?
It is a dative verb: 'Ich gehorche dir'.