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o·blig·ing

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–adjective

1.	willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.

2.	obligating.

[Origin: 1630–40; oblige + -ing²

]

—Related forms

o·blig·ing·ly, adverb

o·blig·ing·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. helpful, kind, friendly.

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o·blige

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.

2.	to bind morally or legally, as by a promise or contract.

3.	to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor, or service: I'm much obliged for the ride.

4.	to put (one) in a debt of gratitude, as by a favor or accommodation: Mr. Weems will oblige us with a song.

5.	to make (an action, policy, etc.) necessary or obligatory: Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to be kindly accommodating: I'll do anything within reason to oblige.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME obligen < OF obligier < L obligāre to bind. See obligate

]

—Related forms

o·blig·ed·ly

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o·blig·ed·ness, noun

o·blig·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. compel, force. 2. obligate. 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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o·blige Audio Help   (ə-blīj') Pronunciation Key
v.   o·bliged, o·blig·ing, o·blig·es

v.   tr.

To constrain by physical, legal, social, or moral means.
To make indebted or grateful: I am obliged to you for your gracious hospitality.
To do a service or favor for: They obliged us by arriving early.

v. intr.
To do a service or favor: The soloist obliged with yet another encore.

[Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, from Latin obligāre : ob-, to; see ob- + ligāre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]

o·blig'er n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to perform a service or a courteous act for: obliged me by keeping the matter quiet; accommodating her by lending her money; favor an audience with an encore. See Also Synonyms at force.
Antonym: disoblige

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o·blig·ing Audio Help (ə-blī'jĭng) Pronunciation Key
adj. Ready to do favors for others; accommodating.

o·blig'ing·ly adv., o·blig'ing·ness n.

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obliging
adjective
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave" [syn: complaisant]

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oˈbliging adjective

willing to help other people
Example: He'll help you — he's very obliging.

Arabic:	مِفْضال، خَدوم
Chinese (Simplified):	乐于助人的
Chinese (Traditional):	樂於助人的
Czech:	ochotný
Danish:	hjælpsom
Dutch:	behulpzaam
Estonian:	abivalmis
Finnish:	avulias
French:	obligeant
German:	entgegenkommend
Greek:	εξυπηρετικός, πρόθυμος
Hungarian:	előzékeny
Icelandic:	liðlegur, hjálpsamur
Indonesian:	suka menolong
Italian:	cortese

Japanese:	親切な
Korean:	남을 잘 돌봐주는, 친절한
Latvian:	laipns; izpalīdzīgs
Lithuanian:	paslaugus
Norwegian:	imøtekommende, hjelpsom
Polish:	uprzejmy
Portuguese (Brazil):	prestativo, obsequioso
Portuguese (Portugal):	prestável
Romanian:	îndatoritor, amabil
Russian:	услужливый, любезный
Slovak:	ochotný
Slovenian:	ustrežljiv
Spanish:	servicial, complacente, amable
Swedish:	förekommande, tillmötesgående
Turkish:	iyiliksever, nazik

See also: obligation, obligatory, oblige

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Obliging

Com"plai*sant\, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See Complacent.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman.

There are to whom my satire seems too bold: Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. --Pope.

Syn: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See Obliging. -- Com"plai*sant`ly, adv. -- Com"plai*sant`ness, n.

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