"oblige" meaning in English

See oblige in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/, /əˈbliːd͡ʒ/ [obsolete], /ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/ [obsolete] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-oblige.wav [UK] Forms: obliges [present, singular, third-person], obliging [participle, present], obliged [participle, past], obliged [past]
Rhymes: -aɪdʒ Etymology: From Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligo, obligare, from ob- + ligo. Doublet of obligate, taken straight from Latin. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leyǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|obligen}} Middle English obligen, {{der|en|fro|obligier}} Old French obligier, {{m|fro|obliger}} obliger, {{der|en|la|obligo|obligo, obligare}} Latin obligo, obligare, {{m|la|ob-}} ob-, {{m|la|ligo}} ligo, {{doublet|en|obligate}} Doublet of obligate Head templates: {{en-verb}} oblige (third-person singular simple present obliges, present participle obliging, simple past and past participle obliged)
  1. (transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. Tags: transitive Translations (to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means): պարտադրել (partadrel) (Armenian), պարտավորեցնել (partavorecʿnel) (Armenian), абавя́зваць (abavjázvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), абавяза́ць (abavjazácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), задължавам (zadǎlžavam) (Bulgarian), obligar (Catalan), 强迫 (qiǎngpò) (Chinese Mandarin), forpligte (Danish), verplichten (Dutch), imposer (French), obliger (French), obrigar (Galician), forzar (Galician), constrinxir (Galician), verpflichten (German), υποχρεώνω (ypochreóno) (Greek), kötelez (Hungarian), obbligare (Italian), forzare (Italian), costringere (Italian), 義務付ける (gimuzukeru) (alt: ぎむづける) (Japanese), forplikte (Norwegian Bokmål), forplikte (Norwegian Nynorsk), zobowiązywać [imperfective] (Polish), zobowiązać [perfective] (Polish), obliga (Romanian), обя́зывать (objázyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обяза́ть (objazátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), obligar (Spanish), förplikta (Swedish), зобов'я́зувати (zobovʺjázuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), зобов'яза́ти (zobovʺjazáty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), oblidjî (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-oblige-en-verb-morY4RXD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 22 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 79 13 9 Disambiguation of 'to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means': 99 0 0
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation). Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)): правя услуга (pravja usluga) (Bulgarian), 幫忙 (Chinese Mandarin), 帮忙 (bāngmáng) (Chinese Mandarin), een plezier doen (Dutch), plezieren (Dutch), rendre service à (French), obliger (French), facer o favor (Galician), facer favor (Galician), einen Gefallen tun (German), fare un favore (Italian), indebitarsi (Italian), 世話をする (sewa o suru) (alt: せわをする) (Japanese), サービスする (sābisu suru) (Japanese), де́лать одолже́ние (délatʹ odolžénije) [imperfective] (Russian), сде́лать одолже́ние (sdélatʹ odolžénije) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-oblige-en-verb-LPJto9Ns Disambiguation of 'to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)': 1 99 0
  3. (intransitive) To be indebted to someone. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be indebted to someone): задължен съм (zadǎlžen sǎm) (Bulgarian), être redevable à (French), είμαι ευγνώμων (eímai evgnómon) (Greek), lekötelez (Hungarian), 恩義がある (ongi ga aru) (alt: おんぎがある) (Japanese), 世話になる (sewa ni naru) (alt: せわになる) (Japanese), быть обя́занным (bytʹ objázannym) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-oblige-en-verb-9-eTbB7O Disambiguation of 'to be indebted to someone': 1 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disoblige Related terms: much obliged, noblesse oblige, obligate, obligation, obligatory, obligee, obligor

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "I am obliged to report to the police station every week."
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        "(transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means."
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          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
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          "roman": "partadrel",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "պարտադրել"
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          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
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          "roman": "abavjázvacʹ",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zadǎlžavam",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "задължавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "obligar"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiǎngpò",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "强迫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "forpligte"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "verplichten"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "imposer"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "obliger"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "obrigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "forzar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "constrinxir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "verpflichten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypochreóno",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "υποχρεώνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "kötelez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "obbligare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "forzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "costringere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "alt": "ぎむづける",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gimuzukeru",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "義務付ける"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "forplikte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "forplikte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zobowiązywać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zobowiązać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "obliga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "objázyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обя́зывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "objazátʹ",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обяза́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "obligar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "förplikta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zobovʺjázuvaty",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "зобов'я́зувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zobovʺjazáty",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "зобов'яза́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 0 0",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
          "word": "oblidjî"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive."
        },
        {
          "text": "The singer obliged with another song."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1719, John Harris, Astronomical dialogues between a gentleman and a lady, page 151",
          "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)."
      ],
      "id": "en-oblige-en-verb-LPJto9Ns",
      "links": [
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pravja usluga",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "правя услуга"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "幫忙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bāngmáng",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "帮忙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "een plezier doen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "plezieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "rendre service à"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "obliger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "facer o favor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "facer favor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "einen Gefallen tun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "fare un favore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "indebitarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "alt": "せわをする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sewa o suru",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "世話をする"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sābisu suru",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "word": "サービスする"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "délatʹ odolžénije",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "де́лать одолже́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdélatʹ odolžénije",
          "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "сде́лать одолже́ние"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am obliged to you for your recent help."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be indebted to someone."
      ],
      "id": "en-oblige-en-verb-9-eTbB7O",
      "links": [
        [
          "indebted",
          "indebted"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be indebted to someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 99",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zadǎlžen sǎm",
          "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
          "word": "задължен съм"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 99",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
          "word": "être redevable à"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 99",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eímai evgnómon",
          "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
          "word": "είμαι ευγνώμων"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 99",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
          "word": "lekötelez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 99",
          "alt": "おんぎがある",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ongi ga aru",
          "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
          "word": "恩義がある"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 99",
          "alt": "せわになる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sewa ni naru",
          "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
          "word": "世話になる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 99",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bytʹ objázannym",
          "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "быть обя́занным"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪdʒ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbliːd͡ʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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}
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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English control verbs",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyǵ-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪdʒ",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪdʒ/2 syllables"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "disoblige"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle English obligen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "obligier"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French obligier",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "obliger"
      },
      "expansion": "obliger",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "obligo",
        "4": "obligo, obligare"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin obligo, obligare",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ob-"
      },
      "expansion": "ob-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ligo"
      },
      "expansion": "ligo",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "obligate"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of obligate",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
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    {
      "form": "obliges",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obliging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obliged",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "obliged",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
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      "word": "much obliged"
    },
    {
      "word": "noblesse oblige"
    },
    {
      "word": "obligate"
    },
    {
      "word": "obligation"
    },
    {
      "word": "obligatory"
    },
    {
      "word": "obligee"
    },
    {
      "word": "obligor"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am obliged to report to the police station every week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "constrain",
          "constrain"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "social",
          "social"
        ],
        [
          "moral",
          "moral"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive."
        },
        {
          "text": "The singer obliged with another song."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1719, John Harris, Astronomical dialogues between a gentleman and a lady, page 151",
          "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am obliged to you for your recent help."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be indebted to someone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indebted",
          "indebted"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be indebted to someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪdʒ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbliːd͡ʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "partadrel",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "պարտադրել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "partavorecʿnel",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "պարտավորեցնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abavjázvacʹ",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "абавя́зваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abavjazácʹ",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "абавяза́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadǎlžavam",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "задължавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "obligar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiǎngpò",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "强迫"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "forpligte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "verplichten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "imposer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "obliger"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "obrigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "forzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "constrinxir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "verpflichten"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypochreóno",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "υποχρεώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "kötelez"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "obbligare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "forzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "costringere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎむづける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "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",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "forplikte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "forplikte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zobowiązywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zobowiązać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "obliga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "objázyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обя́зывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "objazátʹ",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обяза́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "obligar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "förplikta"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zobovʺjázuvaty",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "зобов'я́зувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zobovʺjazáty",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зобов'яза́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means",
      "word": "oblidjî"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pravja usluga",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "правя услуга"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "幫忙"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bāngmáng",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "帮忙"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "een plezier doen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "plezieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "rendre service à"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "obliger"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "facer o favor"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "facer favor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "einen Gefallen tun"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "word": "fare un favore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "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",
      "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",
      "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",
      "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",
      "roman": "sdélatʹ odolžénije",
      "sense": "to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сде́лать одолже́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadǎlžen sǎm",
      "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
      "word": "задължен съм"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
      "word": "être redevable à"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eímai evgnómon",
      "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
      "word": "είμαι ευγνώμων"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
      "word": "lekötelez"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おんぎがある",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "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",
      "roman": "sewa ni naru",
      "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
      "word": "世話になる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ objázannym",
      "sense": "to be indebted to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быть обя́занным"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oblige"
}

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