See oblige on Wiktionary
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"text": "In the mean time I have another trouble to give you, if you will oblige me in it; and that is to get me a sight of the famous Orrery, which I have heard you and others so often speak of; and which I think was made by Mr. Rowley, the famous Mathematical Instrument-Maker.",
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"roman": "pravja usluga",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "gimuzukeru",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "義務付ける"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "forplikte"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "forplikte"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zobowiązywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zobowiązać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "obrigar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "obliga"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "objázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обя́зывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "objazátʹ",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обяза́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "obligar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "förplikta"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zobovʺjázuvaty",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зобов'я́зувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zobovʺjazáty",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "зобов'яза́ти"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
"word": "oblidjî"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "pravja usluga",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "правя услуга"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "uslužvam",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "услужвам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "usluža",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "услужа"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bāngmáng",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "幫忙 /帮忙"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "een plezier doen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "plezieren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "tehdä palvelus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "rendre service à"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "obliger"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "facer o favor"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "facer favor"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "einen Gefallen tun"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "fare un favore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "indebitarsi"
},
{
"alt": "せわをする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sewa o suru",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "世話をする"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sābisu suru",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "サービスする"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "délatʹ odolžénije",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "де́лать одолже́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "sdélatʹ odolžénije",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сде́лать одолже́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "favorecer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "complacer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
"word": "serviciar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "zadălžen săm",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"word": "задължен съм"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"word": "olla velassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"word": "être redevable à"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "eímai evgnómon",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"word": "είμαι ευγνώμων"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"word": "lekötelez"
},
{
"alt": "おんぎがある",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "ongi ga aru",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"word": "恩義がある"
},
{
"alt": "せわになる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sewa ni naru",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"word": "世話になる"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bytʹ objázannym",
"sense": "to be indebted to someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быть обя́занным"
}
],
"word": "oblige"
}
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"French entries with incorrect language header",
"French non-lemma forms",
"French terms with IPA pronunciation",
"French verb forms",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
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},
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}
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"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "verb",
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{
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{
"word": "obliger"
}
],
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"inflection of obliger:",
"first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive"
],
"links": [
[
"obliger",
"obliger#French"
]
],
"tags": [
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"form-of",
"indicative",
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form_of": [
{
"word": "obliger"
}
],
"glosses": [
"inflection of obliger:",
"second-person singular imperative"
],
"links": [
[
"obliger",
"obliger#French"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ɔ.bliʒ/"
},
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"tags": [
"France",
"Toulouse"
]
},
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"tags": [
"France",
"Lyon"
]
}
],
"word": "oblige"
}
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],
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],
"links": [
[
"obliga",
"obliga#Romanian"
]
],
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"plural",
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
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}
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{
"ipa": "[oˈblid͡ʒe]"
}
],
"word": "oblige"
}
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