obliging
[ uh-blahy-jing ]
/ əˈblaɪ dʒɪŋ /
adjective
willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
OTHER WORDS FROM obliging
o·blig·ing·ly, adverb o·blig·ing·ness, noun un·o·blig·ing, adjectiveWords nearby obliging
Definition for obliging (2 of 2)
oblige
[ uh-blahyj ]
/ əˈblaɪdʒ /
verb (used with object), o·bliged, o·blig·ing.
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
to bind morally or legally, as by a promise or contract.
to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor, or service: I'm much obliged for the ride.
to put (one) in a debt of gratitude, as by a favor or accommodation: Mr. Weems will oblige us with a song.
to make (an action, policy, etc.) necessary or obligatory: Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part.
verb (used without object), o·bliged, o·blig·ing.
to be kindly accommodating: I'll do anything within reason to oblige.
Origin of oblige
synonym study for oblige
4.
Oblige,
accommodate imply making a gracious and welcome gesture of some kind.
Oblige emphasizes the idea of conferring a favor or benefit (and often of taking some trouble to do it):
to oblige someone with a loan.
Accommodate emphasizes doing a service or furnishing a convenience:
to accommodate someone with lodgings and meals.
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British Dictionary definitions for obliging (1 of 2)
obliging
/ (əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ) /
adjective
ready to do favours; agreeable; kindly
Derived forms of obliging
obligingly, adverb obligingness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for obliging (2 of 2)
oblige
/ (əˈblaɪdʒ) /
verb
(tr; often passive)
to bind or constrain (someone to do something) by legal, moral, or physical means
(tr; usually passive)
to make indebted or grateful (to someone) by doing a favour or service
we are obliged to you for dinner
to do a service or favour to (someone)
she obliged the guest with a song
Derived forms of oblige
obliger, nounWord Origin for oblige
C13: from Old French
obliger, from Latin
obligāre, from
ob- to, towards +
ligāre to bind