Adjective
devot
Pronunciation: /deˈvoːt/
submissive, servile
C2
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Meanings
Adjective
- submissive, servile
Example sentence
Devot erfüllte er jeden von ihr geäußerten Wunsch.
He submissively fulfilled every wish she expressed.
Usage
- ein devoter Ton — a submissive or servile tone
- devot / fromm — submissive / religiously devout; German devot is not the usual word for pious
Sein devoter Ton passte nicht zu den selbstbewussten Worten.
His submissive tone did not match his confident words.