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obliging en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
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Meanings

  1. Happy and ready to do favours for others.

Forms

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more obliging Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most obliging Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

obligingly · unobliging · obligingness

Synonyms

accommodating · willing

Translations (22)

es acomedido (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · ru предупредительный (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · hu segítőkész (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · mk љубезен (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · bg услужлив (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · la mūnis (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · et abivalmis (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · bg любезен (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · pt solícito (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · pl usłużny (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · ru любе́зный (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · pt prestativo (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · gd èasgaidh (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · eo komplezema (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · es servicial (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · et vastutulelik (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · ru услужливый (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · fr serviable (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · pl uprzejmy (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · mk услужлив (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · de verbindlich (Happy and ready to do favours for others) · mk пресретлив (Happy and ready to do favours for others)

obliging en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. The imposition of an obligation.
    • Many were the finings, and excommunications, and the obligings to do penances, that took place at this time. 1840, Alexander MacDonald, Summary of the Catholic Religion:

Forms

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obligings Number=Plur lexicographic

obliging en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of oblige
    form of oblige