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obligated

/ˈɒblɪɡeɪtɪd/

/ˈɑːblɪˌɡeɪtɪd/

obligatedpast participle

/ˈɒblɪɡeɪtɪd/

/ˈɑːblɪɡeɪtɪd/

Translations

обязанный

He felt obligated to help his friend.

Он чувствовал себя обязанным помочь своему другу.

Additional translations

принуждённый

вынужденный

Definitions

Bound by a duty, promise, or contract to do something.

She felt obligated to attend the meeting because she had promised her boss she would be there.

Feeling that one must do something because it is considered morally or legally right.

He was obligated to help his friend move because he had received so much help from him in the past.

Synonyms

obligateverb

obligated

Past Simple

obligated

Past Simple

obligated

Past Participle

obligating

Gerund

/ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/

/ˈɑːblɪˌɡeɪt/

Translations

обязыватьЮрид., книжн.; о возложении обязанности или правового обязательства.

The contract will obligate the company to complete the project by the end of the year.

Контракт будет обязывать компанию завершить проект к концу года.

Additional translations

обязатьСов. вид; формально-юридическое употребление.

ассигноватьФинанс.; о выделении и закреплении средств под конкретную цель.

Definitions

To bind legally or morally; to compel someone to do something.

The contract obligates the company to complete the project by the end of the year.

To commit resources or funds to a particular purpose.

The government has obligated funds for the new infrastructure project.

Synonyms

obligateadjective

Definitions

Biology: restricted or adapted to a particular environment or way of life and unable to survive without it.

Cats are obligate carnivores, relying almost entirely on meat for nourishment.