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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of binding oneself legally or morally to do or to refrain from doing something; contract.
She regretted her obligation to help with the project and wished she had decided against it.- synonyms:
- agreement, commitment, contract
- similar words:
- bond, compact, covenant, debt, deed, oath, pact, pledge, promise
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being so bound; duty.
There was no more love in their marriage; they each felt only obligation.- synonyms:
- commitment, duty, indebtedness
- similar words:
- charge, liability, responsibility, trust
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| definition 3: |
that which one is legally or morally bound to do or refrain from doing; that which one must do or not do.
In many countries, military service is an obligation.You have an obligation to pay back the loan within five years.He keenly felt his obligations to his children.- synonyms:
- charge, duty, responsibility
- similar words:
- burden, care, debt, liabilities, need, office, onus, part
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| definition 4: |
a favor or service for which one owes gratitude.
- synonyms:
- debt
- similar words:
- courtesy, favor, help
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| definition 5: |
the gratitude owed by one who has received a favor or service.
- synonyms:
- gratefulness, gratitude
- similar words:
- debt, due
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| related words: |
accommodation, arrears, business, chore, duty, essential, imperative, job, load, necessary, necessity, need, place, task, vow |
adjective + (n.)obligation
absolute,
affirmative,
binding,
civic,
consistent,
constitutional,
contractual,
developed,
enforceable,
ethical,
familial,
fiduciary,
filial,
financial,
future,
implicit,
inconsistent,
international,
legal,
monthly,
moral,
mutual,
parental,
pressing,
professional,
reciprocal,
regulatory,
religious,
sacred,
short-term,
solemn,
statutory,
strict
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verb + (n.)obligation
accept,
assume,
bind,
comply,
default,
discharge,
entail,
free,
fulfil,
fulfill,
honor,
imply,
impose,
incur,
interfere,
meet,
minimize,
relieve,
repay,
satisfy,
service,
uphold,
violate
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(n.)obligation
+ verb
adhere, arise, assist, compensate, cooperate, disclose, educate, enforce, fund, inform, obey, owe, prosecute, protect, respect, undertake, update
noun + (n.)obligation
breach, compliance, consent, constraint, debt, disarmament, duty, fulfillment, kinship, liability, loyalty, mortgage, nonproliferation, payment, pension, right, sense, treaty, virtue
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