"obligatory" meaning in English

See obligatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈblɪɡətɔɹi/ [US], /ˈɑblɪɡətɔɹi/ [US], /əˈblɪɡət(ə)ɹi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-obligatory.wav Forms: more obligatory [comparative], most obligatory [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligatōrius. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leyǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|obligatorie}} Middle English obligatorie, {{der|en|la|obligatōrius}} Latin obligatōrius Head templates: {{en-adj}} obligatory (comparative more obligatory, superlative most obligatory)
  1. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory. Translations (binding — see also mandatory, compulsory): verpligte (Afrikaans), verpligtend (Afrikaans), պարտադիր (partadir) (Armenian), məcburi (Azerbaijani), абавязко́вы (abavjazkóvy) (Belarusian), ফরজ (fôrz) (Bengali), ওয়াজিব (ōẇajibo) (Bengali), задължителен (zadǎlžitelen) (Bulgarian), obligatori (Catalan), verplicht (Dutch), deviga (Esperanto), velvoittava (Finnish), sitova (Finnish), pakollinen (Finnish), obligatoire (French), სავალდებულო (savaldebulo) (Georgian), აუცილებელი (aucilebeli) (Georgian), იმპერატიული (imṗeraṭiuli) (Georgian), ობლიგატური (obligaṭuri) (Georgian), obligatorisch (German), υποχρεωτικός (ypochreotikós) (Greek), kötelező (Hungarian), obbligatorio (Italian), bindende (Norwegian Bokmål), forpliktende (Norwegian Bokmål), obligatorisk (Norwegian Bokmål), wiążący (Polish), obowiązkowy (Polish), obrigatório (Portuguese), обяза́тельный (objazátelʹnyj) (Russian), непреме́нный (nepreménnyj) (Russian), záväzný (Slovak), povinný (Slovak), obligatorio (Spanish), zorunlu (Turkish), обов'язко́вий (obovʺjazkóvyj) (Ukrainian), אָבליגאַטאָריש (obligatorish) (Yiddish)
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  2. Requiring a matter or obligation.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bounden, mandatory

Alternative forms

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      "word": "kötelező"
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      "word": "обов'язко́вий"
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