obliging

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obliging

  • /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪdʒɪŋ

adjective more obliging · most obliging

  1. Happy and ready to do favours for others.

    Similar: accommodating, willing

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of oblige

noun obligings

  1. The imposition of an obligation. Many were the finings, and excommunications, and the obligings to do penances, that took place at this time.

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adj Happy and ready to do favours for others

Españolacomedido, servicial
Portuguêsprestativo, solícito
Françaisserviable
Deutschverbindlich
Русскийлюбе́зный ljubéznyj, услужливый uslužlivyj, предупредительный predupreditelʹnyj

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@misc{obliging_2026,
  title = {obliging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obliging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}