Italian edit

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Etymology edit

From Latin oboedīre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ub.biˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ub‧bi‧dì‧re

Verb edit

ubbidìre (first-person singular present ubbidìsco, first-person singular past historic ubbidìi, past participle ubbidìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to obey [+ a (an order, one's parents, etc.)] [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive, uncommon, literary) to obey (an order, one's parents, etc.)

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Further reading edit

  • ubbidire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • ubbidire in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • ubbidìre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • ubbidire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana