obliged

o·blige  (-blj)

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.

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[Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, from Latin obligre : ob-, to; see ob- + ligre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]

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o·bliger n.

Synonyms: oblige, accommodate, favor
These verbs mean to perform a service or a courteous act for: obliged me by keeping the matter quiet; accommodating her by lending her money; favor an audience with an encore. See Also Synonyms at force.

Antonym: disoblige

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

obliged - under a moral obligation to do something duty-bound obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"

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obliged

adjective

1. forced, required, bound, compelled, obligated, duty-bound, under an obligation, under compulsion, without any option I was obliged to answer their questions.

2. grateful, in (someone's) debt, thankful, indebted, appreciative, beholden I am extremely obliged to you.

much obliged thank you, thanks, cheers (informal), thanks very much, thanks a lot, many thanks Much obliged for your assistance.

Translations

obliged [əˈblaɪdʒd] adj

(= obligated) → obligé(e)
to feel obliged to do sth → se sentir obligé de faire qch

(= grateful) → reconnaissant(e)
to be obliged to sb for sth → savoir gré à qn de qch
I'm obliged to you for all the trouble you've taken → je vous sais gré de tout le mal que vous vous êtes donné.
I would be obliged if you could ... → je vous saurai gré de bien vouloir ...
I would be obliged if you could read it to us → Je vous saurai gré de bien vouloir nous le lire.
much obliged! → merci mille fois !