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obliged
[uh-blahyjd]
adjective
bound by duty, ethics, or politeness.
You can bring something to share at the picnic, but please don't feel obliged.
forced by law, regulation, or necessity.
All students are obliged to participate in an internship program.
appreciative or grateful.
If you could shed some light on this mystery, I'd be obliged.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of oblige.
Other 51Թ Forms
- obligedly adverb
- obligedness noun
- unobliged adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of obliged1
Idioms and Phrases
(very) much obliged, thank you (very much).
Much obliged for your efforts!
Example Sentences
The Premiership believes that a franchise system - with on-pitch relegation scrapped, but teams obliged to hit centrally-set standards on and off the pitch - would attract a flush of new money.
England are contractually obliged to pick players from Premiership clubs, meaning any R360 recruits would immediately risk their Test career.
His one demand, they said, was to wear a cowboy costume for his scene, which they obliged.
Roberts kidded Ohtani about gifting him when the modest record was inevitably broken, and the new Dodgers slugger obliged with the toy.
The minister said retailers are also obliged to take back disposable vapes for recycling once the ban comes in place.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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