obliged

[US]/əˈblaɪdʒd/
[UK]/əˈblaɪdʒd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. grateful; having a duty; necessary
v. demand; constrain; show favor.

Phrases & Collocations

much obliged

be obliged to

Example Sentences

She was obliged to go.

The police obliged him to leave.

I'm much obliged to you.

he doesn't feel obliged to visit every weekend.

the translator is not obliged to reproduce the prosody of the original.

the state will be obliged to provide health care and education as of right.

passengers were obliged to go on standby.

They obliged us by arriving early.

The soloist obliged with yet another encore.

Poverty obliged her to live a hard life.

I am much obliged to you for the loan of the book.

We are much obliged to you for your help.

we shall be obliged to animadvert most severely upon you in our report.

the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast.

newspapers were obliged to allow a diversity of views to be printed.

she felt obliged to qualify her first short answer.

for safety's sake, photographers are obliged to stand behind police lines.

I am obliged to you for your gracious hospitality.

obliged me by keeping the matter quiet;

Some of the men were obliged to fall out from fatigue.

Real-world Examples

I should be immensely obliged to you.

Source: The Engineer's Thumb Case of Sherlock Holmes

It was not the first time I had been obliged to save you from yourself.

Source: From deep within.

Well, I have been obliged to reconsider it.

Source: The Sign of the Four

They also obliged providers to notify police about suspicious online posts.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2020

And so far, the U.S. has not obliged, hasn't done that.

Source: NPR News April 2021 Compilation

Susan was obliged to sell her necklace at great sacrifice.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Charles, feeling moved, obliged by writing " Charles 2010."

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

You felt that you obliged her by accepting her sympathy.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

I am much obliged to you both for your assistance.

Source: The Sign of the Four

" But I shall be obliged to burn her" .

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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