Definizione monolingua

oblige

oblige (third-person singular simple present obliges, present participle obliging, simple past and past participle obliged)

1. (transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.

   I am obliged to report to the police station every week.

   The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction.

   • 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 3

     Tho he was some time awake before me, yet did he not offer to disturb a repose he had given me so much occasion for; but on my first stirring, which was not till past ten oclock, I was obligd to endure one more trial of his manhood.

2. (transitive) To do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

   He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.

3. (intransitive) To be indebted to someone.

   I am obliged to you for your recent help.

4. (intransitive) To do a service or favour.

   The singer obliged with another song.

Definizione dizionario oblige

obbligare

costringere

forzare

impegnare

imporre

tassare

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To be indebted to someone.

(transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.

To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means

To exert force or authority to force someone to do something.

(intransitive) To do a service or favour.

To be indebted to someone

(transitive) To do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).