obliged

«obliged» in Mova's school dictionary: having to do something because of a rule, law or duty:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) Obliged means having to do something because of a rule, law or duty: You are obliged to wear a seat belt. tree →

2) (formal) Obliged means thankful: «I'm much obliged to you.» tree →

3) (verb) To oblige someone is to help them by doing what they ask. tree →

sense 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 →
• Drivers are obliged to stop at a red light. tree →
• (formal) I'm much obliged for your help. tree →
• She felt obliged to say yes. tree →
• The shopkeeper kindly obliged and gave us a box. tree →
• Nobody is obliged to come to the party. tree →
• And he was obliged to go accordingly. tree →

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».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «obliged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.