oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. The law obliges the government to release certain documents to the public. Her job obliges her to work overtime and on weekends. She's …

OBLIGED definition: 1. to be forced to do something or feel that you must do something: 2. used to thank someone and…. Learn more.

You can bring something to share at the picnic, but please don't feel obliged. forced by law, regulation, or necessity: All students are obliged to participate in an internship program.

be obliged to do sth Employers are obliged to pay employees sick pay. Sellers are not legally obliged to accept the highest offer . Companies are obliged by law to carry out regular safety …

Obliged typically refers to a moral or legal obligation or responsibility. If you're being followed by an ambulance with its siren on, you are obliged to pull to the side of the road and let it pass. In …

To compel or require (someone) to do something, as by circumstance or legality: When the power went out, we were obliged to fetch water with a bucket. The contract obliges you to meet the …

[transitive, usually passive] oblige somebody to do something to force somebody to do something, by law, because it is a duty, etc. Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. I …

If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing.

OBLIGE meaning: 1 : to force or require (someone or something) to do something because of a law or rule or because it is necessary usually used as (be) obliged; 2 : to do something that …

5 meanings: 1. grateful 2. archaic used as a polite convention for opening or closing a letter; literally, indebted 3. → See to.... Click for more definitions.