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    obligated

    US /ˈɑ:blɪgeɪtɪd/

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    UK /ˈɒblɪgeɪtɪd/

    B2
    v.t.Transitive VerbRequired to do something due to law or conscience
    He obligated me to work on Saturday, because I did not work on Friday

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    How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide

    10:12How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
    • I'd like to clear the air so that our next report will be on time and more successful." Don't apologize for your feelings with phrases like, "I feel so bad about saying this," or, "This is really hard for me to do." This takes the focus away from the issue at hand and makes the person feel obligated to take care of your feelings before moving on instead of listening attentively.

      I'd like to clear the air so that our next report will be on time and more successful." Don't apologize for your feelings with phrases like, "I feel so bad about saying this," or, "This is really hard for me to do." This takes the focus away from the issue at hand and makes the person feel obligated to take care of your feelings before moving on instead of listening attentively.

    • and makes the person feel obligated to take care

      and makes the person feel obligated to take care

    A2

    Winter Anime 2018 in a Nutshell

    11:20Winter Anime 2018 in a Nutshell
    • I'm also obligated to say that Bookwalker are doing an Overlord giveaway now,

      I'm also obligated to say that Bookwalker are doing an Overlord giveaway now,

    • I'm also obligated to say that BookWalker are doing an Overlord giveaway now

      I'm also obligated to say that BookWalker are doing an Overlord giveaway now

    B1

    Picasso And Modern Art Museums

    03:50Picasso And Modern Art Museums
    • So I feel a bit obligated to talk about France.

      So I feel a bit obligated to talk about France.

    • So I feel a bit obligated to talk about France.

      So I feel a bit obligated to talk about France.

    A2

    Top 10 TERRIFYING Movie Sharks

    14:37Top 10 TERRIFYING Movie Sharks
    • It takes an action star contractually obligated to win every fight to take it down.

      It takes an action star contractually obligated to win every fight to take it down.

    • It takes an action star contractually obligated to win every fight to take it down.

      It takes an action star contractually obligated to win every fight to take it down.

    B2

    Madame Web Is A Crime Against Cinema | Review

    09:54Madame Web Is A Crime Against Cinema | Review
    • It was like they were all just contractually obligated to make a Sony film or they all have terrible spending habits and will work on any movie to afford a new Dior bag.

      It was like they were all just contractually obligated to make a Sony film or they all have terrible spending habits and will work on any movie to afford a new Dior bag.

    • It was like they were all just contractually obligated to make a Sony film, or they all have terrible spending habits and will work on any movie to afford a new Dior bag.

      It was like they were all just contractually obligated to make a Sony film, or they all have terrible spending habits and will work on any movie to afford a new Dior bag.

    B1

    8 Signs You're With The Wrong Friends

    04:398 Signs You're With The Wrong Friends
    • You should never feel obligated to maintain a friendship.

      You should never feel obligated to maintain a friendship.

    • You should never feel obligated to maintain a friendship.

      You should never feel obligated to maintain a friendship.

    B1

    OpenAI & Nvidia Collapse as AI Bubble Meltdown Starts

    10:12OpenAI & Nvidia Collapse as AI Bubble Meltdown Starts
    • We can't verify how fast ChatGPT is growing because OpenAI is a private company, they are not obligated to share their financial statements or even the number of active users.

      We can't verify how fast ChatGPT is growing because OpenAI is a private company, they are not obligated to share their financial statements or even the number of active users.

    • They're not obligated to share their financial statements or even the number of active users.

      They're not obligated to share their financial statements or even the number of active users.

    B1

    Something is going deeply wrong inside China's economy

    13:05Something is going deeply wrong inside China's economy
    • And what makes it so difficult to find that out is because these corporations are private corporations, and they are not obligated by any law to publish their financial statements to the government, to the public, so we don't know, we can't simply take a look at their balance sheet and look at their liabilities and say, oh, look at that debt, they have this amount of debt.

      And what makes it so difficult to find that out is because these corporations are private corporations, and they are not obligated by any law to publish their financial statements to the government, to the public, so we don't know, we can't simply take a look at their balance sheet and look at their liabilities and say, oh, look at that debt, they have this amount of debt.

    • and they're not obligated by any law to publish their financial statements to the governments, to the public, so we don't know;

      and they're not obligated by any law to publish their financial statements to the governments, to the public, so we don't know;

    A2

    Three's A Crowd

    06:41Three's A Crowd
    • I was just saying, if you don't want to stay, don't feel obligated.

      I was just saying, if you don't want to stay, don't feel obligated.

    • I was just saying, if you don't want to stay, don't feel obligated.

      I was just saying, if you don't want to stay, don't feel obligated.

    A2

    Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime – March 25, 2016 (HBO)

    14:15Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime – March 25, 2016 (HBO)
    • He's not obligated to be consistent.

      He's not obligated to be consistent.

    • He's not obligated to be consistent.

      He's not obligated to be consistent.

    B1