o·blige ( -bl j )v. o·bliged, o·blig·ing, o·blig·es v.tr. 1. To constrain by physical, legal, social, or moral means. 2. To make indebted or grateful: I am obliged to you for your gracious hospitality. 3. To do a service or favor for: They obliged us by arriving early. v.intr. To do a service or favor: The soloist obliged with yet another encore. [Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, from Latin oblig  re : ob-, to; see ob- + ligre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]o·blig er n. |
oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ]
vb
1. (tr; often passive) to bind or constrain (someone to do something) by legal, moral, or physical means
2. (tr; usually passive) to make indebted or grateful (to someone) by doing a favour or service we are obliged to you for dinner
3. to do a service or favour to (someone) she obliged the guest with a song
[from Old French obliger, from Latin obligāre, from ob- to, towards + ligāre to bind]
obliger n
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| Verb | 1. | oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" walk - make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" clamor - compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park" condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" shame - compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends" |
| 2. |  oblige - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"pledge - bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence" article - bind by a contract; especially for a training period indenture, indent - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work" relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" | |
| 3. |  oblige - provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" disoblige - ignore someone's wishes |
oblige
verb
1. compel, make, force, require, bind, railroad (informal), constrain, necessitate, coerce, impel, dragoon, obligate This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
2. help, assist, serve, benefit, please, favour, humour, accommodate, indulge, gratify, do someone a service, put yourself out for, do (someone) a favour or a kindness, meet the wants or needs of He is always ready to oblige journalists with information.
help trouble, bother, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode
help trouble, bother, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode
Translations
oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ] VT
1. (= compel) → obligar, forzar
to oblige sb to do sth → obligar a algn a hacer algo
to be obliged to do sth → estar or verse obligado a hacer algo
you are not obliged to do it → no estás obligado a hacerlo
to oblige sb to do sth → obligar a algn a hacer algo
to be obliged to do sth → estar or verse obligado a hacer algo
you are not obliged to do it → no estás obligado a hacerlo
2. (= gratify) → complacer, hacer un favor a
he did it to oblige us → lo hizo como favor or para complacernos
to oblige sb with a match → hacer a algn el favor de ofrecerle una cerilla
anything to oblige! → ¡cualquier cosa!, ¡con mucho gusto!
to be obliged to sb for sth (= grateful) → estarle agradecido a algn por algo; (= under obligation) → deber un favor a algn por algo
much obliged! → ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!
I should be much obliged if → agradecería que + subjun
I am obliged to you for your help → le agradezco mucho su ayuda
he did it to oblige us → lo hizo como favor or para complacernos
to oblige sb with a match → hacer a algn el favor de ofrecerle una cerilla
anything to oblige! → ¡cualquier cosa!, ¡con mucho gusto!
to be obliged to sb for sth (= grateful) → estarle agradecido a algn por algo; (= under obligation) → deber un favor a algn por algo
much obliged! → ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!
I should be much obliged if → agradecería que + subjun
I am obliged to you for your help → le agradezco mucho su ayuda
oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ]
vt
oblige
vt
(= compel) → zwingen; (because of duty) → verpflichten (sb to do sth jdn, etw zu tun); (Jur) → vorschreiben (sb to do sth jdm, etw zu tun); to feel obliged to do something → sich verpflichtet fühlen, etw zu tun; I was obliged to go → ich sah mich gezwungen zu gehen; you are not obliged to do it → Sie sind nicht dazu verpflichtet; you are not obliged to answer this question → Sie brauchen diese Frage nicht zu beantworten
(= do a favour to) → einen Gefallen tun (+dat), → gefällig sein (+dat); could you oblige me with a light? → wären Sie so gut, mir Feuer zu geben?; please oblige me by opening a window → würden Sie mir bitte den Gefallen tun und ein Fenster öffnen?; he obliged us with a song → er gab uns ein Lied zum Besten; would you oblige me by not interrupting, I would be obliged if you wouldn’t interrupt → hätten Sie die Güte, mich nicht zu unterbrechen; anything to oblige a friend → was tut man nicht alles für einen Freund!
vi she is always ready to oblige → sie ist immer sehr gefällig or hilfsbereit; (hum) → sie ist niemals abgeneigt; they called for a song, but no-one obliged → sie verlangten nach einem Lied, aber niemand kam der Aufforderung nach; we asked him the way and he obliged with directions → wir fragten ihn nach dem Weg, und er gab bereitwillig Auskunft; anything to oblige → stets zu Diensten!; a prompt reply would oblige (Comm) → wir bitten um baldige Antwort
oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ] vt
oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ] vt
a. (compel) → obbligare, costringere
to oblige sb to do sth → obbligare or costringere qn a fare qc
to be obliged to do sth → essere obbligato/a or costretto/a a fare qc
to feel obliged to do sth → sentirsi in dovere di fare qc
to oblige sb to do sth → obbligare or costringere qn a fare qc
to be obliged to do sth → essere obbligato/a or costretto/a a fare qc
to feel obliged to do sth → sentirsi in dovere di fare qc
b. (do a favour to) → fare una cortesia a
anything to oblige! (fam) → questo e altro!
to be obliged to sb for sth → essere grato/a a qn per qc
much obliged! (old) → molto grato!, obbligato!
I am obliged to you for your help → ti sono grato per il tuo aiuto
anything to oblige! (fam) → questo e altro!
to be obliged to sb for sth → essere grato/a a qn per qc
much obliged! (old) → molto grato!, obbligato!
I am obliged to you for your help → ti sono grato per il tuo aiuto
oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ] vt
v oblige [əˈblaidʒ]
1 to force to do something She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave. verplig, gedwing يُلْزِم задължавам (při)nutit tvinge nötigen υποχρεώνω κπ. να κάνει κτ. obligar sundima مجبور کردن pakottaa obliger à לְחַייֵב मदद करना, उपकृत करना prisiliti kötelez memaksa skylda obbligare ～を強いる 강요하다 (pri)versti []spiest darīt kaut ko menyebabkan sso terpaksa noodzaken tvinge nakazać obrigar a obliga обязывать; заставлять prinútiť prisiliti naterati tvinga บังคับ mecbur etmek, zorunda bırakmak 迫使 зобов'язувати; примушувати پابند کرنا bắt buộc 迫使
2 to do (someone) a favour or service Could you oblige me by carrying this, please? 'n diens/guns bewys يَتَفَضَّل عَلى، يَعْمَل مَعْروفا услужвам zavázat si vděčností gøre én en tjeneste einen Gefallen tun κάνω εξυπηρέτηση σε κπ. hacer un favor, ayudar teenet osutama لطف کردن tehdä palvelus rendre service (à) לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹבָה ל- नैतिक नियमों से मजबूर करना uslužiti lekötelez menolong gera (e-m) greiða (fare un favore) 願いを入れる 호의를 베풀다 (pa)daryti paslaugą izpalīdzēt; pakalpot menolong van dienst zijn gjøre (noen) en tjeneste zrobić grzeczność fazer o favor a face o favoare/un serviciu делать одолжение; оказывать услугу zaviazať si vďačnosťou ustreči učiniti uslugu tillmötesgå, göra en tjänst ช่วยเหลือ iyilik etmek 勞駕 робити послугу احسان کرنا làm ơn 劳驾
n obligation [obliˈgeiʃən]
a promise or duty You are under no obligation to buy this. verpligting إلْتِزام задължение povinnost forpligtelse die Verpflichtung υποχρέωση, καθήκον obligación kohustus الزام؛ تعهد velvoite obligation חוֹבָה आभार, दायित्व, कर्त्तव्य obveza kötelesség kewajiban skuldbinding, skylda, kvöð obbligazione, obbligo 義務 의무 į(si)pareigojimas, pareiga saistība, pienākums kewajipan verplichting forpliktelse obowiązek obrigação обязательство; обязанность povinnosť obveznost obaveza förpliktelse สัญญาผูกมัด görev, yükümlülük 義務 обов'язок, зобов'язання فريضہ nghĩa vụ 义务
adj obligatory [əˈbligətəri, (American ) əbligəˈto:ri]
compulsory Attendance at tonight's meeting is obligatory. verpligtend إلْزامي задължителен povinný obligatorisk verpflichtend υποχρεωτικός obligatorio kohustuslik الزامی pakollinen obligatoire בְּגֶדֶר חוֹבָה अनिवार्य obvezatan kötelező wajib skyldu-, skyldubundinn obbligatorio 強制の 의무적인 privalomas obligāts wajib verplicht påbudt, obligatorisk, tvungen obowiązkowy obrigatório obligatoriu обязательный povinný obvezen obavezan obligatorisk, bindande ที่ควรปฏิบัติตามหลักกฎหมาย zorunlu 必須履行的，強制性的 обов'язковий فرض، واجبي bắt buộc 必须履行的，强制性的
adv oˈbligatorily
verpligte ألزَم، وَجَّب، حَتَّم задължително povinně obligatoriskt verpflichtend υποχρεωτικά obligatoriamente tingimata بطور اجباری pakollisesti obligatoirement בְּאוֹפֶן מְחַייֵב अनिवार्यता के साथ obvezatno kötelezően secara wajib nauðsynlega, óhjákvæmilega obbligatoriamente 強制的に 의무적으로 privalomai obligāti wajib verplicht bindende, tvungent obowiązkowo obrigatoriamente (în mod) obligatoriu обязательно povinne obvezno obavezno obligatoriskt ควรปฏิบัติตามหลักกฎหมาย zorunlu olarak 必須進行地 обов'язково واجبي طور پر một cách bắt buộc 必须进行地
adj oˈbliging
willing to help other people He'll help you – he's very obliging. beleefd, hulpvaardig, tegemoetkomend مِفْضال، خَدوم задължаващ ochotný hjælpsom entgegenkommend εξυπηρετικός, πρόθυμος servicial, complacente, amable abivalmis آماده خدمت؛ مهربان avulias obligeant מוּכָן לַעזוֹר अनुग्राहक, उपकारी spreman pomoći előzékeny suka menolong liðlegur, hjálpsamur cortese 親切な 기꺼이 남을 돌보는 paslaugus laipns; izpalīdzīgs suka menolong behulpzaam imøtekommende, hjelpsom uprzejmy prestável îndatoritor, amabil услужливый, любезный ochotný ustrežljiv ljubazan förekommande, tillmötesgående ที่ทำด้วยความเต็มใจ iyiliksever, nazik 樂於助人的 послужливий, люб'язний خليق، بامروت sẵn lòng giúp đỡ 乐于助人的
adv oˈbligingly
beleefd, hulpvaardig بحُبٍّ للمُساعَدَه задължаващо ochotně hjælpsomt entgegenkommend εξυπηρετκά servicialmente, amablemente abivalmilt بزرگوارانه avuliaasti obligeamment בְּרָצוֹן טוֹב मदद के लिए तैयार uslužno, ljubazno udvariasan dengan patuh liðlega cortesemente 親切に 강요조로 paslaugiai laipni; izpalīdzīgi suka menolong behulpzaam imøtekommende, hjelpsomt usłużnie amavelmente îndatoritor, amabil любезно ochotne ustrežljivo ljubazno på ett förekommande (tillmötesgående) sätt ทำด้วยความเต็มใจ iyilikle, hayırseverlikle 樂於助人地 люб'язно مروت کے ساتھ hay giúp đỡ 乐于助人地
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