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# obliged

adjective (obliged); verb past form of oblige (oblige, obliges, obliged, obliging)

«obliged» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Obliged means having to do something because of a rule, law or duty: You are obliged to wear a seat belt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#m1)
2. (formal) Obliged means thankful: «I'm much obliged to you.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#m2)
3. (verb) To oblige someone is to help them by doing what they ask. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#m3)

### In the lessons

In formal and exam language «obliged to» means «must». In polite old-fashioned speech «Much obliged» means «Thank you very much». In safety: drivers are obliged to stop at a red light. Phrases: feel obliged to, obliged to do.

### Examples

- We are obliged to wear school uniform. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#x1)
- Drivers are obliged to stop at a red light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#x2)
- (formal) I'm much obliged for your help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#x3)
- She felt obliged to say yes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#x4)
- The shopkeeper kindly obliged and gave us a box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#x5)
- Nobody is obliged to come to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#x6)
- And he was obliged to go accordingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: obligation; adjective: obligatory (formal for compulsory). «Obliged to» + verb: «obliged to go». Not the same as «grateful» in most speech, except in «much obliged».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «obliged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obliged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«obliged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obliged.html) on Mova free.