Meaning

2 senses
  1. Under an obligation to do something.

    All employees are obliged to complete a tax return every year.

    verpflichtet

    обя́занныйobjázannyj

    зобов'я́занийzobovʺjázanyj

    under a moral obligation to do something

  2. Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.

    I'm greatly obliged for your help with this problem.

    благодаренblagodaren

    зобов'я́занийzobovʺjázanyj, вдя́чнийvdjáčnyj

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
Under an obligation to do something for someone:
Indebted because of a favor done:
Русский
By meaning 2
Under an obligation to do something for someone:
Indebted because of a favor done:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Under an obligation to do something for someone:

Origin

See oblige. Compare obligated.

See oblige. Compare obligated.

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Forms

more obliged, most obliged
Comparativemore obliged Lesson
Superlativemost obliged Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
under obligation:obligated
Close in meaning
  • under a moral obligation to do something:duty-bound

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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