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obliging

/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.

Examples :

"I am obliged to report to the police station every week."
moral law action human society

Related Words

Illustration obligation

obligation noun

/ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

"My obligation to my family means I need to visit them regularly. "

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration creating

creating verb

/kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

Illustration signature

signature noun

/ˈsɪɡnətʃə/ /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

"The teacher asked each student to write their signature on the permission slip. "

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

As it was in the beginning.

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Illustration imposition

imposition noun

/ɪm.pəˈzɪʃən/

The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

"The teacher's imposition of a new homework policy caused a lot of student complaints. "

Illustration indebted

indebted verb

/ɪnˈdɛtɪd/

To bring into debt; to place under obligation.

"The scholarship indebted the student to the university for their future success. "

Illustration groceries

groceries noun

/ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈɡɹoʊsəɹiz/

The commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

"She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table."

Illustration neighbor

neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Illustration constrain

constrain verb

/kənˈstɹeɪn/

To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

"The heavy workload and family responsibilities constrain my free time. "

Illustration contract

contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

"Marriage is a contract."