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Obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something
“I was obliged to answer questions from their lawyers.”
Feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received
“I would be much obliged if you could help me carry my piano up the stairs.”
Required or expected to be a certain way
Having been imposed or established by authority
To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations
“The Tribune caused him to be carried into the Citadel, and ordered he should be scourged to oblige him to confess what it was that made them clamor against him in that manner.”
(rare) To have impelled and directed towards an object or action
“What would oblige him to lend himself to the enquiry at all?”
Past tense for to do a favor, or show beneficence toward
“The institution seeks to accommodate you but does not have the financial means to oblige your request.”
Past tense for to have as a requirement or necessity
“The Venetians thought that Essex might attempt to interpose his army between the king at Gloucester and the queen at Oxford, but that would oblige him to stay in the Cotswold Hills where Rupert's cavalry should have reigned supreme.”
Past tense for to treat with great care, attention or indulgence
Past tense for to make happy or give pleasure to
Past tense for to help or give aid to
Past tense for to assist or be willing to assist in the work or affairs of others
Past tense for to humor, tolerate, or go along with the wishes or whims of someone
Past tense for to pledge or enter into a contract to do something
Past tense for to do something that one regards as below one's dignity or level of importance
Past tense for to supply (to someone)
Past tense for to accord someone with an opportunity
Past tense for to contribute or add to
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