Oblige — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

force somebody to do something

bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əblˈaɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/əblˈaɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əblˈaɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /əblˈaɪdʒ/.

Examples

We compel all students to fill out this form
He's held by a contract
I'll hold you by your promise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hold accommodate compel bind obligate

Antonyms

disoblige

Parts of Speech

verb	force somebody to do something “We compel all students to fill out this form”
verb	bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted “He's held by a contract”
verb	provide a service or favor for someone “We had to oblige him”

Word Forms

compulsion	noun	using force to cause something to occur
obligation	noun	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr
bind	noun	something that hinders as if with bonds
obliger	noun	someone who performs a service or does a favor
accommodative	adjective	helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
accommodation	noun	the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
accommodator	noun	someone who performs a service or does a favor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verpflichten

jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

🇫🇷French

obliger

forcer quelqu'un à faire quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

obligar

obligar a alguien a hacer algo

🇮🇹Italian

obbligare

costringere qualcuno a fare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verplichten

iemand dwingen iets te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

obrigar

forçar alguém a fazer algo

🇷🇺Russian

обязывать

заставить кого-либо сделать что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपकृत

किसी को कुछ करने के लिए बाध्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্য

কাউকে কিছু করতে বাধ্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கடப்பாடு

ஏதாவது செய்ய யாரையாவது கட்டாயப்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధిగా

ఎవరినైనా ఏదో ఒకటి చేయమని బలవంతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बंधनकारक

एखाद्याला काहीतरी करण्यास भाग पाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધન

કોઈને કંઈક કરવા દબાણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡ್ಡಾಯ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടപ്പാട്

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാൻ ആരെയെങ്കിലും നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜਬੂਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

واجب

کسی کو کچھ کرنے پر مجبور کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

义务

强迫某人做某事

🇯🇵Japanese

義務を負う

誰かに何かを強制する

🇰🇷Korean

의무를 다하다

누군가에게 뭔가를 하도록 강요하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt buộc

buộc ai đó làm gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

บังคับ

บังคับให้ใครบางคนทำบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewajibkan

memaksa seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

obligado

pilitin ang isang tao na gawin ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

mewajibkan

memaksa seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلزام

إجبار شخص ما على القيام بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ملزم کردن

کسی را مجبور به انجام کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

mecbur etmek

birini bir şey yapmaya zorlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחייב

להכריח מישהו לעשות משהו

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The primary meaning of 'oblige' is 'force somebody to do something'.

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

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