"obliged" meaning in English

See obliged in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ Audio: en-us-obliged.ogg Forms: more obliged [comparative], most obliged [superlative]
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  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), बाध्य (bādhya) (Hindi), obligato (Italian), obligātus (Latin), forpliktet (Norwegian), zobligowany [masculine] (Polish), zobowiązany [masculine] (Polish), obrigado [masculine] (Portuguese), obligat (Romanian), обя́занный (objázannyj) [masculine] (Russian), obligado (Spanish), зобов'я́заний (zobovʺjázanyj) (Ukrainian)
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  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), ऋणी (ŕṇī) (Hindi), berhutang budi (Malay), obrigado [masculine] (Portuguese), agradecido [masculine] (Portuguese), îndatorat (Romanian), благодарен (blagodaren) (Russian), obligado (Spanish), agradecido (Spanish), endeudado (Spanish), зобов'я́заний (zobovʺjázanyj) (Ukrainian), вдя́чний (vdjáčnyj) (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: much obliged

Verb

IPA: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ Audio: en-us-obliged.ogg
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  1. simple past and past participle of oblige Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: oblige
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