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# disobey

verb (disobey, disobeys, disobeyed, disobeying)

«disobey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To disobey is to not do what a person, rule or law tells you to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#x1)
- Don't disobey the lifeguard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#x2)
- Adam and Eve disobeyed God, Genesis tells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#x3)
- She was punished for disobeying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#x4)
- It is dangerous to disobey safety signs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#x5)
- The puppy disobeyed every command. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#x6)
- The men did not dare to disobey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disobey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disobey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disobey.html) on Mova free.