Meaning Of The Word Oblige

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Oblige? Find Oblige meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Oblige Meaning

Oblige Definition
Oblige Definition

What's The Definition Of Oblige?

oblige
verb: If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing.
verb: To oblige someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do.

oblige in American English
to compel by moral, legal, or physical force; constrain
to do a favor or service
intransitive verb: to be kindly accommodating
transitive verb: to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity

oblige in British English
verb: to bind or constrain (someone to do something) by legal, moral, or physical means

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Play merry hell with something ‐ to have a bad effect on something or to cause…
  • Lotto ‐ a game resembling bingo; noun: a children's game…
  • Exarate ‐ adjective: (of the pupa of such insects as ants…
  • Sermon on the Mount ‐ the sermon delivered by Jesus to his disciples:…
  • Tibouchina ‐ noun: a member of the genus Tibouchina, which…
  • Rocket scientist ‐ a scientist specializing in rocketry; countable…
  • Flying bridge ‐ a small, often open structure over the main bridge…
  • Longyearbyen ‐ noun: a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative…
  • Empassioned ‐ adjective; adjective:…
  • Sympathy ‐ sameness of feeling; affinity between persons…