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submissively

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/səbˈmɪsɪvli/ · sub-mis-sive-ly

In a manner that shows willingness to submit or yield to another's authority or control.

Meanings

adverbformal

In a manner that shows willingness to submit or yield to another's authority or control.

ایسے طریقے سے جو کسی کے اختیار یا کنٹرول کے سامنے سر تسلیم خم کرنے کی خواہش کو ظاہر کرے۔

سر تسلیم

sar tasleem

Synonyms

obedientlycompliantlyyieldinglyفرمانبرداریاطاعتعداوت

Antonyms

independentlydefiantlyassertivelyنہ ماننانافرمانیخود مختار

Common Collocations

  • submit submissively
  • act submissively
  • respond submissively

Example Sentences

He submitted submissively to the requirements of the job.

اس نے ملازمت کی ضروریات کے سامنے سر تسلیم خم کیا۔

Usne mulazmat ki zarooriyat ke samne sar tasleem kham kiya.

She accepted the decision submissively, without any objection.

اس نے فیصلے کو بغیر کسی اعتراض کے سر تسلیم خم کرتے ہوئے قبول کیا۔

Usne faislay ko baghair kisi اعترض ke sar tasleem kham karte hue qabool kiya.

Submissively, he agreed to follow the rules laid out by his superiors.

اس نے سر تسلیم خم کرتے ہوئے اپنے اعلیٰ افسران کی جانب سے طے کردہ قواعد کی پیروی کرنے پر رضا مندی ظاہر کی۔

Usne sar tasleem kham karte hue apne aala afsraan ki jaanib se tay karda qawaid ki pairwi karne par razamandi zahir ki.

Easily Confused With

submissive:Submissively is the adverb form, while submissive is the adjective form that describes someone who is ready to yield.

Word Family

submissive
adjectiveفرمانبردار
submission
nounتسلیم

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of being submissive as bowing down, a physical gesture of yielding.

Imagine a person gracefully bowing their head, representing submission.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

محبت میں کچھ اس طرح سے آج تک ہم نے، سر تسلیم خم کیے جیتے رہے ہیں۔

Mohabbat mein kuch is tarah se aaj tak hum ne, Sar tasleem kham kiye jeete rahe hain.

In love, we have lived this way until today, Submissively bowing our heads.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

سر تسلیم خم کرنے والے کبھی ناکام نہیں ہوتے۔

Sar tasleem kham karne wale kabhi nakaam nahin hote.

Those who submit never fail.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "submissivus" — to yield or to submit

First known use: 15th century

The word 'submissively' derives from the Latin term 'submissivus', which conveys the idea of yielding or lowering oneself in position, reflecting a sense of compliance or obedience.