oblige

Etymology
From, from , , from , from +. , taken straight from Latin.

Verb

 * 1)  To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
 * I am obliged to report to the police station every week.
 * 1)  To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
 * He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.
 * The singer obliged with another song.
 * 1)  To be indebted to someone.
 * I am obliged to you for your recent help.
 * 1)  To be indebted to someone.
 * I am obliged to you for your recent help.

Usage notes
Aside from in American English and Scottish, "obliged" had largely replaced "" by the 20th century, the latter being more common in the 17th through 19th centuries.

Translations

 * Armenian: ,
 * Belarusian: абавя́зваць, абавяза́ць
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: forpligte
 * Dutch:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:, ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: forplikte
 * Nynorsk: forplikte
 * Polish: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: зобов'я́зувати, зобов'яза́ти
 * Walloon:


 * Bulgarian: правя услуга
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: een plezier doen,
 * French: à,
 * Galician: facer o favor, facer favor
 * German: einen Gefallen tun
 * Italian: fare un favore,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Russian: де́лать одолже́ние, сде́лать одолже́ние


 * Bulgarian: задължен съм
 * French: être redevable à
 * Greek: είμαι ευγνώμων
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Russian: быть обя́занным