obligation
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3.2
- noun
- /ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃən/
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obligación
- Perhaps there is a general spiritual obligation to care for the earth.
- moral obligation
- fulfil obligations
- rights and obligations
No, But I think we have an obligation to struggle for it.
- No, But I think we have an obligation to struggle for it.
- So I have no obligation to finish books.
- Would you have an obligation to flip a coin?
- It requires this crazy notion of obligation to your fellow person.
- And so my sincere obligation is to help all transgender people.
- If I had kids, I would feel a huge obligation to them to come home.
- Like I felt this obligation, this pressure to be this person.
- With each of those come obligations to the other person.
- And I had work, I had obligations, you know, like to go on the road.
- I want to have the option of dealing with her, not the obligation of dealing with her.
Examples
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Every artist's obligation is to go to Paris at least once in their life.
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If I had kids, I would feel a huge obligation to them to come home.
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I just felt like I had this obligation to keep going.
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So I have no obligation to finish books.
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I feel an obligation to do this with him.
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Like I felt this obligation, this pressure to be this person.
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I think that means you have some obligation to draw the audience in.
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I have this responsibility and this obligation in the world.
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And I had work, I had obligations, you know, like to go on the road.
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As a doctor, I feel a strong obligation to care for my patients at all times.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A duty to do something and answer for what you do
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1.0
Something you must do because of law, your job, or what is right
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3.2
A promise to do something that creates a legal or financial duty
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4.9
A duty you feel because something is right or wrong
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7.9
A difficult duty or burden someone must deal with
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3.5
Things citizens should do for their community, like voting or obeying laws
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3.2
Feeling that you must do something or look after someone
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3.8
A feeling that you must do what is right for others
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7.9
Legal responsibility to act in another person's best interest, for example when managing their money
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4.3
Things citizens must do, like obey laws and vote, to help their community and country
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4.5
An amount of money someone must pay to another person or company
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4.0
Something a person must do because the law says so
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4.1
A duty to pay taxes to the government by law
A child's responsibility to respect, care for, and support their parents
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How Obligatory
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Etymology
The word obligation comes from the Latin parts ob- ('toward') and ligare ('to bind'), so it originally meant being 'bound' to someone. So an obligation is a duty or promise you feel you must do, like being tied to that responsibility.