disobey

«disobey» in Mova's school dictionary: to not do what a person, rule or law tells you to do — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (disobey, disobeys, disobeyed, disobeying)

meaning for a pupil

To disobey is to not do what a person, rule or law tells you to do. tree →

sense in the lessons

Home and school rules, fairy tales and Bible stories (Adam and Eve disobeyed God, the Bible says), safety.

examples

• The dog disobeyed and ran into the road. tree →
• Don't disobey the lifeguard. tree →
• Adam and Eve disobeyed God, Genesis tells. tree →
• She was punished for disobeying. tree →
• It is dangerous to disobey safety signs. tree →
• The puppy disobeyed every command. tree →
• The men did not dare to disobey. tree →

note

Noun: disobedience; adjective: disobedient. Past: disobeyed (keep y).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disobey» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.