obliging

/ษ™หˆblaษชdอกส’ษชล‹/

IPA: /AH0 B L AY1 JH IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.

    โ€œI am obliged to report to the police station every week.โ€

  2. 2

    To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

    โ€œHe obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.โ€

  3. 3

    To be indebted to someone.

    โ€œI am obliged to you for your recent help.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    The imposition of an obligation.

adjective
  1. 1

    Happy and ready to do favours for others.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oblige, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obliging