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oblige Meaning in Spanish (oblige significado en español)

obligar, favorecer, agradecer
Sinónimos:compelerforzarservir
obligar in English:oblige
Phonetic:obliɡar
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de oblige en español es obligar, favorecer, agradecer. (Hacer que alguien esté legal o moralmente obligado a realizar una acción o seguir un curso de acción.)

Definitions of Oblige

  1. 1
    verb
    obligar

    To make someone legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.

    Hacer que alguien esté legal o moralmente obligado a realizar una acción o seguir un curso de acción.

  2. 2
    verb
    favorecer

    To do a service or favor for someone.

    Hacer un servicio o favor a alguien.

  3. 3
    verb
    agradecer

    To be grateful for a service or favor.

    Estar agradecido por un servicio o favor.

Example Sentences

formal

“The law obliges parents to send their children to school.”

La ley obliga a los padres a enviar a sus hijos a la escuela.

casual

“Could you oblige me with a loan?”

¿Podrías favorecerme con un préstamo?

formal

“I would be much obliged if you could help.”

Estaría muy agradecido si pudieras ayudar.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

compelerforzarservir

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

liberareximir

In English:

releasefreeexemptdisoblige

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseobliged
present participleobliging
nounobligation
adjectiveobligatory
adverbobligingly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

much obligedexpression

Very grateful or thankful.

oblige withcollocation

To do a favor by providing something or doing something for someone.

be obliged tocollocation

To be legally or morally bound to do something.