transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈblīj ]
verb
( obliged ; oblig·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French obliger, from Latin obligare, literally, to bind to, from ob- toward + ligare to bind — more at ligature
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance
obliged to find a job
2.
a. : to put in one's debt by a favor or service
we are much obliged for your help
b. : to do a favor for
always ready to oblige a friend
intransitive verb
: to do something as or as if as a favor
Synonyms: see force
• oblig·er noun