oblige

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• /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/
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• rhymes with -aɪdʒ
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• UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• obsolete: /əˈbliːd͡ʒ/
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• obsolete: /ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 B L AY1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligō, obligāre, from ob- + ligō. Doublet of obligate, taken straight from Latin.

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: պարտադրել (partadrel) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Armenian: պարտավորեցնել (partavorecʻnel) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Belarusian: абавя́зваць (abavjázvacʹ) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Belarusian: абавяза́ць (abavjazácʹ) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Bulgarian: задължавам (zadǎlžavam) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Catalan: obligar — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Chinese Mandarin: 强迫 (qiǎngpò) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Danish: forpligte — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Dutch: verplichten — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• French: imposer — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• French: obliger — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Galician: obrigar — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Galician: forzar — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Galician: constrinxir — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• German: verpflichten — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Greek: υποχρεώνω (ypochreóno) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Hungarian: kötelez — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Italian: obbligare — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Italian: forzare — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Italian: costringere — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Japanese: 義務付ける (gimuzukeru) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Norwegian Bokmål: forplikte — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Norwegian Nynorsk: forplikte — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Polish: zobowiązywać — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Polish: zobowiązać — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Portuguese: obrigar — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Romanian: obliga — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Russian: обя́зывать (objázyvatʹ) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Russian: обяза́ть (objazátʹ) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Spanish: obligar — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Swedish: förplikta — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Ukrainian: зобов'я́зувати (zobovʺjázuvaty) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Ukrainian: зобов'яза́ти (zobovʺjazáty) — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Walloon: oblidjî — to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• Bulgarian: правя услуга (pravja usluga) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Bulgarian: услужвам (uslužvam) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Bulgarian: услужа (usluža) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Chinese Mandarin: 幫忙 /帮忙 (bāngmáng) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Dutch: een plezier doen — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Dutch: plezieren — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• French: rendre service à — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• French: obliger — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Galician: facer o favor — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Galician: facer favor — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• German: einen Gefallen tun — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Italian: fare un favore — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Italian: indebitarsi — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Japanese: 世話をする (sewa o suru) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Japanese: サービスする (sābisu suru) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Russian: де́лать одолже́ние (délatʹ odolžénije) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Russian: сде́лать одолже́ние (sdélatʹ odolžénije) — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Spanish: favorecer — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Spanish: complacer — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Spanish: serviciar — to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)
• Bulgarian: задължен съм (zadǎlžen sǎm) — to be indebted to someone
• French: être redevable à — to be indebted to someone
• Greek: είμαι ευγνώμων (eímai evgnómon) — to be indebted to someone
• Hungarian: lekötelez — to be indebted to someone
• Japanese: 恩義がある (ongi ga aru) — to be indebted to someone
• Japanese: 世話になる (sewa ni naru) — to be indebted to someone
• Russian: быть обя́занным (bytʹ objázannym) — to be indebted to someone