Obligation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr

the state of being obligated to do or pay something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɒblɪɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɒblɪɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

we must instill a sense of duty in our children
every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty
he is under an obligation to finish the job

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

responsibility debt instrument certificate of indebtedness indebtedness duty

Parts of Speech

noun	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr “we must instill a sense of duty in our children”
noun	the state of being obligated to do or pay something “he is under an obligation to finish the job”
noun	a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
noun	a written promise to repay a debt
noun	a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

Word Forms

duteous	adjective	willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
obligate	verb	force somebody to do something
oblige	verb	force somebody to do something
indebted	adjective	owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verpflichtung

die soziale Kraft, die Sie an die von dieser Kraft geforderten Handlungsweisen bindet; ; - John D. Rockefeller Jr

🇪🇸Spanish

obligación

la fuerza social que te une a los cursos de acción exigidos por esa fuerza; ; - John D. Rockefeller Jr.

🇮🇹Italian

obbligo

la forza sociale che ti lega alle linee d'azione richieste da quella forza; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr

🇳🇱Dutch

verplichting

de sociale kracht die je bindt aan de handelwijzen die door die kracht worden geëist; ; -John D.Rockefeller Jr

🇵🇹Portuguese

obrigação

a força social que o vincula aos cursos de ação exigidos por essa força; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr.

🇷🇺Russian

обязательство

социальная сила, которая привязывает вас к образу действий, которого требует эта сила; ; - Джон Д. Рокфеллер-младший

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दायित्व

वह सामाजिक शक्ति जो आपको उस शक्ति द्वारा अपेक्षित कार्यवाहियों से बांधती है; ; - जॉन डी.रॉकफेलर जूनियर

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্যবাধকতা

সামাজিক শক্তি যা আপনাকে সেই শক্তি দ্বারা চাওয়া কর্মের কোর্সের সাথে আবদ্ধ করে; ; - জন ডি রকফেলার জুনিয়র

🇮🇳Tamil

கடமை

அந்தச் சக்தி கோரும் செயல்பாட்டிற்கு உங்களை இணைக்கும் சமூக சக்தி; ; - ஜான் டி.ராக்பெல்லர் ஜூனியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాధ్యత

ఆ శక్తి కోరిన చర్యలకు మిమ్మల్ని బంధించే సామాజిక శక్తి; ; - జాన్ డి.రాక్‌ఫెల్లర్ జూనియర్

🇮🇳Marathi

बंधन

सामाजिक शक्ती जी तुम्हाला त्या शक्तीने मागितलेल्या कृतीच्या अभ्यासक्रमाशी जोडते; ; - जॉन डी. रॉकफेलर जूनियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

જવાબદારી

સામાજિક બળ કે જે તમને તે બળ દ્વારા માંગવામાં આવતી ક્રિયાના અભ્યાસક્રમો સાથે જોડે છે; ; - જ્હોન ડી. રોકફેલર જુનિયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಧ್ಯತೆ

ಆ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಯಿರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿ; ; - ಜಾನ್ ಡಿ.ರಾಕ್‌ಫೆಲ್ಲರ್ ಜೂನಿಯರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാധ്യത

ആ ശക്തി ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രവർത്തന ഗതികളിലേക്ക് നിങ്ങളെ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സാമൂഹിക ശക്തി; ; - ജോൺ ഡി.റോക്ക്ഫെല്ലർ ജൂനിയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਤਾਕਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮੰਗੀ ਗਈ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੇ ਕੋਰਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਦੀ ਹੈ; ; - ਜੌਨ ਡੀ ਰੌਕਫੈਲਰ ਜੂਨੀਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذمہ داری

وہ سماجی قوت جو آپ کو اس قوت کی طرف سے مانگے گئے عمل سے منسلک کرتی ہے۔ ; - جان ڈی راک فیلر جونیئر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

义务

使你遵守该力量所要求的行动方针的社会力量； ; ——小约翰·D·洛克菲勒

🇯🇵Japanese

義務

🇰🇷Korean

의무

그 힘이 요구하는 행동 과정에 당신을 묶는 사회적 힘; ; - 존 D. 록펠러 주니어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghĩa vụ

lực lượng xã hội ràng buộc bạn với các đường lối hành động mà lực lượng đó yêu cầu; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr

🇹🇭Thai

ภาระผูกพัน

พลังทางสังคมที่ผูกมัดคุณเข้ากับแนวทางปฏิบัติที่ต้องการโดยพลังนั้น ; - จอห์น ดี.ร็อคกี้เฟลเลอร์ จูเนียร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kewajiban

kekuatan sosial yang mengikat Anda pada tindakan yang diminta oleh kekuatan tersebut; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr

🇵🇭Filipino

obligasyon

ang puwersang panlipunan na nagbubuklod sa iyo sa mga kurso ng pagkilos na hinihingi ng puwersang iyon; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr

🇲🇾Malay

kewajipan

kuasa sosial yang mengikat anda kepada tindakan yang dituntut oleh kuasa itu; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرض

القوة الاجتماعية التي تربطك بمسارات العمل التي تتطلبها تلك القوة؛ ; - جون دي روكفلر جونيور

🇮🇷Persian

تعهد

نیروی اجتماعی که شما را به مسیرهای عمل مورد نیاز آن نیرو متصل می کند. ; - جان دی راکفلر جونیور

🇹🇷Turkish

yükümlülük

sizi bu gücün talep ettiği eylem tarzlarına bağlayan toplumsal güç; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr.

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹבָה

הכוח החברתי הקושר אותך לדרכי הפעולה שדורש אותו כוח; ; - ג'ון ד.רוקפלר ג'וניור

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'obligation'?

The primary meaning of 'obligation' is 'the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'obligation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'obligation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'obligation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'obligation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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