"obliged" meaning in English

See obliged in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ Audio: en-us-obliged.ogg [US] Forms: more obliged [comparative], most obliged [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} obliged (comparative more obliged, superlative most obliged)
  1. Under an obligation to do something. Synonyms (under obligation): obligated Translations (Under an obligation to do something for someone): verschuldigd (Dutch), verplicht (Dutch), velvollinen (Finnish), verpflichtet (German), υποχρεωμένος (ypochreoménos) (Greek), obligato (Italian), obligātus (Latin), forpliktet (Norwegian), zobligowany [masculine] (Polish), zobowiązany [masculine] (Polish), obrigado [masculine] (Portuguese), obligat (Romanian), обя́занный (objázannyj) [masculine] (Russian), зобов'я́заний (zobovʺjázanyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-obliged-en-adj-PRgBLgnc Disambiguation of 'under obligation': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'Under an obligation to do something for someone': 99 1
  2. Grateful or indebted because of a favor done. Translations (Indebted because of a favor done): kiitollinen (Finnish), obrigado (Galician), υποχρεωμένος (ypochreoménos) (Greek), υπόχρεος (ypóchreos) (Greek), berhutang budi (Malay), obrigado [masculine] (Portuguese), agradecido [masculine] (Portuguese), îndatorat (Romanian), благодарен (blagodaren) (Russian), зобов'я́заний (zobovʺjázanyj) (Ukrainian), вдя́чний (vdjáčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-obliged-en-adj-lalOX4MJ Disambiguation of 'Indebted because of a favor done': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: much obliged

Verb

IPA: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ Audio: en-us-obliged.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} obliged
  1. simple past and past participle of oblige Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: oblige
    Sense id: en-obliged-en-verb-5rqKmE8G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 42 54

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