- oblige with
- agree, consent
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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oblige — [c]/əˈblaɪdʒ / (say uh bluyj) verb (obliged, obliging) –verb (t) 1. to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or necessity. 2. to bind (a person, etc.) morally or legally, as by a promise, contract, or the like. 3. to make (an… …
oblige — 1 constrain, coerce, compel, *force Analogous words: *tie, bind 2 Oblige, accommodate, favor mean to do a service or courtesy. To oblige a person is to make him indebted by doing something that is pleasing to him {Punch was always anxious to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
oblige — o‧blige [əˈblaɪdʒ] verb 1. [transitive] to make it necessary for someone to do something: oblige be obliged to do something • As a result of falling profits, we were obliged to close the factory. 2. [intransitive, transitive] to do something that … Financial and business terms
oblige — [v1] require bind, coerce, command, compel, constrain, force, impel, make, necessitate, obligate, shotgun*; concepts 14,242,646 Ant. let off oblige [v2] do a favor or kindness accommodate, aid, assist, avail, bend over backward*, benefit, come… … New thesaurus
oblige — obligedly /euh bluy jid lee/, adv. obligedness, n. obliger, n. /euh bluyj /, v., obliged, obliging. v.t. 1. to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity. 2. to bind morally or legally, as by a promise or contract … Universalium
oblige — [[t]əbla͟ɪʤ[/t]] obliges, obliging, obliged 1) VERB If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing. [be V ed to inf] The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the… … English dictionary
oblige — verb ADVERB ▪ duly (BrE) ▪ The fans were looking for another goal and Owen duly obliged (= he scored). ▪ kindly ▪ gladly, happily, willingly … Collocations dictionary
oblige — v. 1 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) constrain, compel. 2 tr. be binding on. 3 tr. a make indebted by conferring a favour. b (foll. by with, or by + verbal noun) gratify (oblige me by leaving). c perform a service for (often absol.: will you oblige?) … Useful english dictionary
oblige — 01. Our car wouldn t start, and we were [obliged] to leave it by the side of the road, and walk to a gas station. 02. People who are learning to drive are [obliged] to have a person with a license in the car with them at all times. 03. The waves… … Grammatical examples in English
oblige — verb 1) it was impractical to oblige taxis to carry infant seats Syn: require, compel, bind, constrain, obligate, leave with no option but, force See note at compel 2) she was kind enough to oblige Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
