obligated — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Committed.

2

Having an obligation; obliged.

Under a provision of a larger piece of legislation, popularly known as the Customs Bill, that has been approved by the House and is expected to soon pass the Senate, American officials will be obligated to treat the settlements as part of Israel in future trade negotiations.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

friendly, little

VERB + OBLIGATED

aren't, don't, feel, felt, said, think

OBLIGATED + NOUN

cpr, something

PREP.

after, in

ADV.

morally

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Example Bank

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01

Under a provision of a larger piece of legislation, popularly known as the Customs Bill, that has been approved by the House and is expected to soon pass the Senate, American officials will be obligat

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02

We got an unexpected present from him. I guess he felt a little obligated after what we did for him.

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03

Tom and Mary were invited, so they felt obligated to go.

Tatoeba · #1884539

04

Why do dentists feel obligated to talk to you while they have a handful of sharp objects in your mouth?

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05

I feel very obligated to you.

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06

Tom felt obligated to help.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, obligated is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.