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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: An obliging neighbor helped her shovel the snow. obligingly. adverb us / əˈblɑɪ·dʒɪŋ·li / She obligingly offered us a lift. (Definition of obliging from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Obliging definition: willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating. See examples of OBLIGING used in a sentence.
Synonyms for OBLIGING: friendly, accommodative, accommodating, indulgent, helpful, solicitous, considerate, amenable; Antonyms of OBLIGING: bothering, troubling, disturbing, weighing, disobliging, burdening, failing, encumbering.
The meaning of OBLIGING is willing to do favors : helpful. How to use obliging in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obliging.
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.
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 /
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.
Definition of obliging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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: The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees. The law does not obligate sellers to accept the highest offer. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing somebody to act. arm-twisting. bludgeon. bounce someone into something.
