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obligated

UK
/ˈɒblɪɡeɪtɪd/
US
/ˈɑːblɪˌɡeɪtɪd/

Translations

obligatedpast participle
UK
/ˈɒblɪɡeɪtɪd/
US
/ˈɑːblɪɡeɪtɪd/
He felt obligated to help his friend.
Он чувствовал себя обязанным помочь своему другу.
Additional translations
принуждённый
вынужденный
Synonyms
forced
required
compelled
bound
constrained
duty-bound
obligateverb

obligated

Past Simple

obligated
Past Simple
obligated
Past Participle
obligating
Gerund
UK
/ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/
US
/ˈɑːblɪˌɡeɪt/
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.
Synonyms
coerce
bind
require
force
enforce
compel

Definitions

obligatedpast participle
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.
obligateverb
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.
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