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oblige

UK
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
US
/əˈblaɪdʒ/

Translations

obligeverb
obliged
Past Simple
obliged
Past Participle
obliging
Gerund
UK
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
US
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
The contract obliges the company to complete the project by the end of the year.
Le contrat oblige l’entreprise à achever le projet d’ici la fin de l’année.
Additional translations
astreindreSoutenu; surtout dans un contexte juridique ou administratif.
Synonyms
compel
require
force
bind
constrain
obligate
duty
commit

Definitions

obligeverb
To make someone legally or morally bound to do something.
The contract obliges the company to complete the project by the end of the year.
To do as someone asks or desires in order to help or please them.
She obliged her friend by picking up the groceries on her way home.
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