"OBE" meaning in English

See OBE in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} OBE (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of overcome / overtaken by events (i.e., now obsolete) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: overcome (extra: i.e., now obsolete), overtaken by events (extra: i.e., now obsolete)
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-adj-II0eHpQR

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} OBE
  1. Initialism of Office of Bilingual Education. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Office of Bilingual Education
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-name-9V1zhndB
  2. (US politics, historical) Initialism of Office of Business Economics, now BEA. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Office of Business Economics, now BEA Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-name-hAVeYML- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 40 40 Topics: government, politics
  3. Initialism of Oregon Board of Education. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Oregon Board of Education
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-name-yMPoOPh4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 40 40
  4. Initialism of Ottawa Board Of Education. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Ottawa Board Of Education
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-name-Z53bQ61P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 40 40

Noun

Forms: OBEs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} OBE (countable and uncountable, plural OBEs)
  1. Initialism of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-noun-T1pEa9we Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 4 16 19 19 26 2 2 5 1 4
  2. Initialism of operating-basis earthquake. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: operating-basis earthquake
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-noun-BuRU6zEs
  3. Initialism of out-of-body experience. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: out-of-body experience
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-noun-r6vbYhkS
  4. Initialism of outcome-based education. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: outcome-based education
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-noun-nb7EpDqK
  5. Initialism of one big explanation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: one big explanation
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-noun-7bh8ci5R
  6. (powerkiting slang, humorous) Initialism of out-of-buggy experience. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: out-of-buggy experience
    Sense id: en-OBE-en-noun-tXbt-nAU

Inflected forms

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