obliged

o-bliged · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Grateful or indebted to someone for a favor or service.

  2. 2.

    Bound by legal, moral, or social duty.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    much obliged — a polite way to express thanks
  • •
    feel obliged — to sense a duty to do something

Related words

Antonyms: free, ungrateful
See also: grateful, obligated, oblige
Synonyms: bound, grateful, indebted, thankful

Etymology

Past participle of oblige, from Latin obligare ("to bind, tie up").