obliged

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

obliged (comparative more obliged, superlative most obliged)

1. Under an obligation to do something for someone.
2. Indebted because of a favor done.

Translations

Under an obligation to do something for someone

Dutch: verschuldigd (nl), verplicht (nl) Finnish: velvollinen (fi) Lojban: bilga (jbo) Norwegian: forpliktet (no)

Polish: zobligowany m., zobowiązany m. Portuguese: obrigado (pt) m. Romanian: obligat (ro)

Indebted because of a favor done

Finnish: kiitollinen (fi) Malay: berhutang budi (ms)

Portuguese: obrigado (pt) m. Romanian: îndatorat (ro)

Verb

obliged

1. Simple past tense and past participle of oblige.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: justice · offer · promise · #910: obliged · ourselves · pale · happiness