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- Dictionaryobliging/əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. willing to do a service or kindness; helpful: "one of the most obliging stewards"
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willing or eager to help: He found an obliging doctor who gave him the drugs he needed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Kind & thoughtful. accommodatingly. attentively. attentiveness. cooperatively. diplomacy. diplomatically. eunoia. motherly. neighbourliness. neighbourly. nicely. thoughtfulness. unmaliciously. unspoiled. warm-hearted.
The meaning of OBLIGING is willing to do favors : helpful. How to use obliging in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obliging.
If you describe someone as obliging, you think that they are willing and eager to be helpful. He is an extremely pleasant and obliging man. American English : obliging / əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ /
If you're obliging, you're easy to get along with and eager to help. An obliging neighbor, for example, might volunteer to shovel your sidewalk after it snows. The adjective obliging is perfect for describing someone who is especially considerate and helpful.
1. : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance. obliged to find a job. felt obliged to share it with her. 2. a. : to put in one's debt by a favor or service. We are much obliged for your help. b. : to do a favor for. always ready to oblige a friend. intransitive verb.
to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something: be obliged to do sth Employers are obliged to pay employees sick pay. Sellers are not legally obliged to accept the highest offer. Companies are obliged by law to carry out regular safety checks.
Definition of obliging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[transitive, usually passive] oblige somebody to do something to force somebody to do something, by law, because it is a duty, etc. Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. I felt obliged to ask them to dinner. He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.
to bind morally or legally, as by a promise or contract. Synonyms: obligate. 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.
Define obliging. obliging synonyms, obliging pronunciation, obliging translation, English dictionary definition of obliging. adj. Ready to do favors for others; accommodating. o·blig′ing·ly adv. o·blig′ing·ness n.
