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obliged
/əˈblaɪdʒd/
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What does obliged mean?
adjective
- Under an obligation to do something.
- Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.
verb
- simple past and past participle of oblige
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈblaɪdʒd/
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I was, however, obliged by circumstances to proceed on my journey, without leisure to take more than a transient view of Coningsburgh.
As I could not pass through the town, I was obliged to cross the lake in a boat to arrive at Plainpalais.
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“Did you go then? I have made no enquiries, because I concluded you must have been obliged to give up the party.”
He was a foot-haggler now, having been obliged to sell his second horse, and he travelled with his basket on his arm.
“I am very much obliged to you, sir,” and was going to roll them up without seeming to think of their value.