oblige

verbA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

obliges

V_ing/Gerund

obliging

V_ed/pp

obliged

1.
(transitive)To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part.
I am obliged to report to the police station every week.
2.
(intransitive, transitive)To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.
The singer obliged(us) with an encore.
3.
(transitive)To cause somebody to feel indebted.
I am much obliged to you for your recent help.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

accommodate

Cùng gốc / liên quan

misobligeobligable obligement reobligedisobligeliablemuch obligednoblesse obligeobligate obligation obligatory obligee obligor rely

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligō, obligāre, from ob- + ligō. obligate, taken straight from Latin.