oblige

[US]/əˈblaɪdʒ/
[UK]/əˈblaɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. compel; grant a favor; force
vi. assist; require

Example Sentences

Please oblige me with your presence.

Will any gentleman oblige the lady?

She was obliged to go.

The police obliged him to leave.

Please oblige me by closing the door.

I'm much obliged to you.

Please oblige me with a reply as soon as possible.

Sorry, I can't oblige you.

Please oblige me by closing the window.

Will you oblige me with a stamp?

he doesn't feel obliged to visit every weekend.

the notion of noblesse oblige was part of the ethic of the country gentleman.

oblige me by not being sorry for yourself.

the translator is not obliged to reproduce the prosody of the original.

the state will be obliged to provide health care and education as of right.

passengers were obliged to go on standby.

They obliged us by arriving early.

The soloist obliged with yet another encore.

Circumstances oblige me to do that.

I am sorry I cannot oblige you.

Real-world Examples

I should be immensely obliged to you.

Source: The Engineer's Thumb Case of Sherlock Holmes

It was not the first time I had been obliged to save you from yourself.

Source: From deep within.

And so far, the U.S. has not obliged, hasn't done that.

Source: NPR News April 2021 Compilation

It threatens to impose a cap for those universities who don't oblige.

Source: The Economist - International

Well, I have been obliged to reconsider it.

Source: The Sign of the Four

" We're killing him for a friend. Just to oblige a friend, bright boy."

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

They also obliged providers to notify police about suspicious online posts.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2020

Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

No trouble at all. Anything to oblige.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Charles, feeling moved, obliged by writing " Charles 2010."

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

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