obliged
under a moral obligation to do something
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,050 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,492 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- under a moral obligation to do something also: duty-bound
obliged in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The saints are always victorious, and yet they are constantly obliged to renew the battle.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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On Sundays and Mondays the customers were plenty; and he was obliged to take an extra servant.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Now I did once manage the fourth bottle--but then--I must confess I was obliged to give it up!
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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I began to dig in the rock, yet was obliged to desist for want of a pickax, shovel, and wheel-barrow.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1