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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gimu zukeru
"契約はあなたに仕事を終えることを義務付けます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
"The contract will oblige you to complete the work by the end of the month." - 2
To do something as a favor or to accommodate someone.
"She obliged him by lending her car for the weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'oblige' originates from the Latin 'obligare', meaning 'to bind'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to encompass both the sense of binding by duty and the act of doing a favor.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Oblige"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Oblige" is said worldwide
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obliger
Transliteration: obliʒe
"Il est tenu de l'obliger par contrat."
verpflichten
Transliteration: fɛrˈplɪçtən
"Der Vertrag verpflichtet Sie zur Einhaltung der Frist."
obbligare
Transliteration: obbliˈɡare
"Il contratto ti obbliga a completare il lavoro."
obligar
Transliteration: oβliˈɣaɾ
"El contrato te obliga a terminar el trabajo."
obrigar
Transliteration: oˈbɾiɡaʁ
"O contrato obriga você a concluir o trabalho."
बाध्य करना
Transliteration: bādhya karnā
"यह अनुबंध आपको काम पूरा करने के लिए बाध्य करता है।"
强迫
Transliteration: qiǎngpò
"合同强迫你在月底之前完成工作。"
의무를 지우다
Transliteration: uimu-reul jiuda
"계약은 당신에게 일을 끝내도록 의무를 지웁니다."
義務付ける
Transliteration: gimu zukeru
"契約はあなたに仕事を終えることを義務付けます。"
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