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obligeoblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ ●●○ verb formal ETYMOLOGYobligeOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ligare to tie VERB TABLEoblige |
| Present | I, you, we, they | oblige | | he, she, it | obliges | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | obliged | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have obliged | | he, she, it | has obliged | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had obliged | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will oblige | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have obliged |
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| Present | I | am obliging | | he, she, it | is obliging | | you, we, they | are obliging | | Past | I, he, she, it | was obliging | | you, we, they | were obliging | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been obliging | | he, she, it | has been obliging | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been obliging | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be obliging | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been obliging |
► felt obliged The job demanded a lot of overtime, and she felt obliged to do it. ► be happy to oblige If you need a ride home, I’d be happy to oblige. THESAURUSmake somebody do something► force if a person or situation forces you to do something, it causes you do something you do not want to do: The economy has forced a lot of companies out of business. ► make to force someone to do something: I wish there was something I could do to make her quit smoking. ► pressure somebody into something (also put pressure on somebody to do something) to try to make someone do something by using influence, arguments, threats, etc.: Don’t let them pressure you into making a donation. ► coerce to force someone to do something by threatening or using force: Did the police coerce the suspect into admitting to the crime? ► compel to force someone to do something by using official power or authority, or to be forced to do something because of a situation: The law compels large companies to provide health insurance for their workers. The resulting scandal compelled her to resign. ► obligate/oblige if a duty, need, or a legal contract obligates you to do something, it makes you feel you must do it. Oblige sounds more literary than obligate: His position as a judge obligates him to be fair and impartial. ► impel formal if a situation or emotion impels you to do something it makes you feel very strongly that you must do it: I felt impelled to find out more. 1[transitive usually passive] if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty, etc. makes it necessary SYN obligate: oblige somebody to do something The law obliges drivers to wear seat belts. The boat had sailed, so I was obliged to spend another week in the town. The job demanded a lot of overtime, and she felt obliged to do it.► see thesaurus at force22[intransitive, transitive] to do something that someone has asked you to do: They wanted to talk about the contract, and I obliged them. If you need a ride home, I’d be happy to oblige.3I/we would be obliged if used in formal letters to ask someone to do something for you: I would be obliged if you could send me a copy.4(I’m/we’re) much obliged spoken old-fashioned used to thank someone very politely [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ligare to tie] |