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Heard vs Obeyed - What's the difference?

heard | obeyed |

As verbs the difference between heard and obeyed

is that heard is past tense of hear while obeyed is past tense of obey.

heard

English

Alternative forms

* hoid

Verb

(head)
  • (hear)
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    obeyed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obey)

  • obey

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
  • To do as one is told.
  • (obsolete) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.iv:
  • They were all taught by Triton, to obay / To the long raynes, at her commaundement [...].

    Antonyms

    * disobey * defy * rebel * resist * violate (especially rules )