Definitions for obliged
obliged

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1. duty-bound(p), obliged(p)adjective

   under a moral obligation to do something

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1. obligedadjective

   Under an obligation to do something for someone.

2. obligedadjective

   Indebted because of a favor done.

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1. obliged

   Obliged refers to being legally or morally bound to do something. It involves having a duty, responsibility or commitment imposed either by law, social obligations, or personal circumstances that compels one to act in a certain way or carry out a task.

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1. Obliged

   of Oblige

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1. obligedverb

   Verb form of the word oblige.

   We are obliged as a united humanity to support and ensure a life of optimum health, human rights, dignity, world peace and prosperity for all.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 12, 2020  

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1. Obliged

   Obligated vs. Obliged -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Obligated and Obliged.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'obliged' in Adjectives Frequency: #700

How to pronounce obliged?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say obliged in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obliged in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obliged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of obliged in a Sentence

1. Norton Rose Fulbright:

   Ms Semenya, like all athletes, is entitled to compete the way she was born without being obliged to alter her body by any medical means.

2. Chuck Grassley:

   I don’t take lightly making a referral for criminal investigation. But, as I would with any credible evidence of a crime unearthed in the course of our investigations, I feel obliged to pass that information along to the Justice Department for appropriate review.

3. Indiana Jones:

   I feel obliged to make sure that our efforts are as ambitious as they were when we started.

4. George Gordon Byron:

   My time has been passed viciously and agreeably at thirty-one so few years months days hours or minutes remain that 'Carpe Diem' is not enough. I have been obliged to crop even the seconds-for who can trust to tomorrow

5. Richard Howitt:

   This is about Yemen. The human rights violations have reached a level that means Europe is obliged to act and to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obliged
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obliged
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obliged