be obligated to do something

be obligated to do something
be/feel/obligated to do something formal phrase
if you are obligated to do something, you must do it because it is your duty or it is morally right

The committee are then obligated to take any comments into consideration.

Thesaurus: to be responsible for somethingsynonym
Main entry: obligated

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • feel obligated to do something — be/feel/obligated to do something formal phrase if you are obligated to do something, you must do it because it is your duty or it is morally right The committee are then obligated to take any comments into consideration. Thesaurus: to be… …   Useful english dictionary

  • obligated — ob‧li‧gat‧ed [ˈɒblgeɪtd ǁ ˈɑːb ] adjective especially AmE 1. be obligated (to do something) to have to do something or have a duty to do it: • The insurer is obligated by contract to compensate the policyholder for the damage. 2. be/​feel… …   Financial and business terms

  • obligated — UK [ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪtɪd] / US [ˈɑblɪˌɡeɪtəd] adjective be/feel obligated to do something formal if you are obligated to do something, you must do it because it is your duty or it is morally right The committee are then obligated to take any comments… …   English dictionary

  • obligated — ob|li|gat|ed [ ablı,geıtəd ] adjective * be/feel obligated to do something if you are obligated to do something, you must do it because it is your duty or it is morally right: The committee is then obligated to take the public s comments into… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • obligated — adjective especially AmE 1 be obligated (to do something) to have to do something or have a duty to do it: IBM s European customers will be obligated to make more drastic cutbacks in mainframe expenditure. 2 be/feel obligated to someone to owe… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • obligated — [[t]ɒ̱blɪgeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ, oft ADJ to inf, ADJ to n If you feel obligated to do something, you feel that it is your duty to do it. If you are obligated to someone, you feel that it is your duty to look after them. [FORMAL] I felt… …   English dictionary

  • obligated — [ˈɒblɪˌgeɪtɪd] adj be/feel obligated to do sth formal if you are obligated to do something, you must do it because it is your duty, or because it is morally right[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • obligated — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bound, beholden, indebted, required, constrained, committed, obliged, pledged, contracted. ANT.: released, freed, unbound II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Owing something, such as gratitude or appreciation, to… …   English dictionary for students

  • be obligated to someone — be/feel/obligated to someone formal phrase to feel that you owe someone something because of what they have done for you She felt obligated to him because of what he had done for her. Thesaurus: to be grateful, or to say thank yousynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • feel obligated to someone — be/feel/obligated to someone formal phrase to feel that you owe someone something because of what they have done for you She felt obligated to him because of what he had done for her. Thesaurus: to be grateful, or to say thank yousynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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