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obligatory [ɒˈblɪgətərɪ -trɪ] adj
1. required to be done, obtained, possessed, etc. 2. of the nature of or constituting an obligation obligatorily adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
obligatory adjective 1. compulsory, required, necessary, essential, demanded, binding, enforced, prescribed, statutory, mandatory, imperative, unavoidable, requisite, inescapable, coercive, OB (S.M.S.), de rigueur (French) Third-party insurance is obligatory when driving in Italy. compulsory voluntary, optional, discretionary, elective, noncompulsory 2. customary, regular, usual, popular, normal, familiar, conventional, fashionable, OB (S.M.S.), bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang) This hotel has every facility, including the obligatory swimming-pool. Translations obligatory [ɒˈblɪgətərɪ] ADJ → obligatorio to make it obligatory for sb to do sth → hacer obligatorio que algn haga algo obligatory adj → obligatorisch; rule → verbindlich; obligatory subject → Pflichtfach nt; biology is obligatory → Biologie ist Pflicht; attendance is obligatory → Anwesenheit ist vorgeschrieben; it’s obligatory to pay tax → jeder ist steuerpflichtig; to make it obligatory to do something/for somebody to do something → vorschreiben, dass etw getan wird/dass jd etw tut; identity cards were made obligatory → Personalausweise wurden Vorschrift; with the obligatory piper → mit dem obligaten Dudelsackpfeifer How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The gas compartments are permitted both fore and aft, as in the old type, but the water-ballast central tank is rendered obligatory. The soldiers allowed themselves to be drawn away by the force of principles, which are, like discipline, the obligatory tie in everybody constituted for any purpose. He did not know that where the steward had shown him in the accounts that the serfs' payments had been diminished by a third, their obligatory manorial work had been increased by a half. |
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