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obliged en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/

Etymology

See oblige. Compare obligated.

Meanings

  1. Under an obligation to do something.
    • All employees are obliged to complete a tax return every year.
  2. Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.
    • I'm greatly obliged for your help with this problem.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more obliged Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most obliged Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

obligedly · obligedness · much obliged · unobliged

Synonyms

obligated (under obligation)

Translations (32)

nl verplicht (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · el υποχρεωμένος (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · fi kiitollinen (Indebted because of a favor done) · es obligado (Indebted because of a favor done) · uk зобов'я́заний (Indebted because of a favor done) · uk вдя́чний (Indebted because of a favor done) · nl verschuldigd (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · gl obrigado (Indebted because of a favor done) · pt obrigado (Indebted because of a favor done) · fi velvollinen (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · de verpflichtet (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · no forpliktet (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · hi बाध्य (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · es obligado (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · ms berhutang budi (Indebted because of a favor done) · el υποχρεωμένος (Indebted because of a favor done) · ro îndatorat (Indebted because of a favor done) · hi ऋणी (Indebted because of a favor done) · pt obrigado (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · la obligātus (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · pt agradecido (Indebted because of a favor done) · es agradecido (Indebted because of a favor done) · pl zobowiązany (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · ru обя́занный (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · pl zobligowany (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · es endeudado (Indebted because of a favor done) · uk зобов'я́заний (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · el υπόχρεος (Indebted because of a favor done) · ru благодарен (Indebted because of a favor done) · yo Yoruba (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · it obligato (Under an obligation to do something for someone) · ro obligat (Under an obligation to do something for someone)

wikipedia: H. L. A. Hart · wikipedia: The Concept of Law

obliged en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/

Etymology

See oblige. Compare obligated.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of oblige
    form of oblige