Meaning of oblige in English
If the cops get a warrant to search your house, you're obliged to do nothing except stay out of their way.
It does not oblige a nation to promote those rights abroad.
Are they obliged to use the high-level resolution scans on par with those in the clinical world?
She'd hope to hear our theme music for the interview, so we obliged.
Surprisingly, she obliges, during one of her busiest times of years.
Occasional overtime headaches notwithstanding, many doctors are happy to oblige.
They have obliged, with enthusiasm and more than 1,000 shares, many from friends who are sympathetic to the group's work.
Not that visitors exploring the marvels of the park are obliged to behave like churchgoers.
He will guide us, ever so worshipfully through the necrocracy of composers we are obliged to forever adore.
At that point, an emergency-room doctor would be obliged to perform a dilation and curettage.
But there's still a lot of marketing-driven consensus and peer pressure governing what we all feel obliged to discuss.
Lawmakers felt obliged to cover the government's debts, but they weren't happy about it.
All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.
However, governments are not obliged to do that which is easier.
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Translations of oblige
in Chinese (Traditional)
迫使, 責成, 強迫，迫使…
in Chinese (Simplified)
迫使, 责成, 强迫，迫使…
in Spanish
hacer el favor, complacer, obligar…
in Portuguese
fazer o favor, satisfazer a, obrigar…
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भाग पाडणे, उपकृत करणे…
（人）に親切にする, 義務付（ぎむづ）ける, ～してやる…
yardımsever olmak, isteğini yerine getirmek, mecbur etmek…
obliger, obliger à, rendre service (à)…
ajudar, complaure…
gebieden, van dienst zijn…
குறிப்பாக அவர்கள் உங்களிடம் கேட்ட ஒன்றைச் செய்வதன் மூலம், ஒருவரை மகிழ்விக்க அல்லது உதவ…
किसी को खुश करना या उसकी मदद करना, उपकृत करना…
tvinge, gøre én en tjeneste…
tvinga, tillmötesgå, göra en tjänst…
menyebabkan sso terpaksa, menolong…
nötigen, einen Gefallen tun…
forplikte, hjelpe til, imøtekomme…
ممنون کرنا, مہربانی کرنا, احسان مند کرنا…
зобов'язувати, примушувати, робити послугу…
оказывать услугу, помогать…
ఎవరినైనా మెప్పించు లేదా ఎవరికైనా సహాయం చేయు, ముఖ్యంగా వాళ్ళు మిమ్మల్ని చేయమని కోరిన పనిని చేయడం ద్వారా…
يَخدِم, يُساعِد…
বাধিত হওয়া, বাধিত করা…
(při)nutit, zavázat si vděčností…
memaksa, menolong…
บังคับ, ช่วยเหลือ…
bắt buộc, làm ơn…
wyświadczyć przysługę, być uprzejmym, nakazać…
fare una cortesia (a), prestarsi a, obbligare…
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