obliged

Meanings

• Adjective or Verb (past tense and past participle)

  Bound by duty or law to do something; indebted.

  - "You are obliged to pay your taxes on time."
  - "After the accident, the driver was obliged to stay at the scene."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈblaɪdʒd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

obligated

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with obliged
deluded , confused , abused

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Variants

List of all variants of obliged that leads to same result
oblige , obliged , obliger , obligers , obliges , obliging

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Forms

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obliging, obligedness

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Etymology

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From Old French oblier, meaning 'to forget'. The modern meaning developed from the sense of being bound to remember one's duties.

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Trivia

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1. In some legal contexts, being 'obliged' to do something can also mean being entitled to do it.

2. The term 'obligation' comes from the Latin ob-ligare, meaning 'to bind'.

3. The word 'obliged' has no known synonyms with exactly the same meaning.

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Related Concepts

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1. Duty: A moral or legal requirement to do or not do something.

2. Obligation: A binding commitment or debt.

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Culture

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In literature, 'obliged' is often used to describe a sense of duty or obligation. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Hamlet is obliged to avenge his father's death.

How to Memorize "obliged"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a scale, and imagine 'obliged' as the weight that pulls you towards your duty or commitment.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'obliged' with the feeling of responsibility and duty.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Obligation is Overdue, Late, and Ignored, Giving Anxiety'. This can help you remember the meaning of the word.

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