obliged

adjective

Owing something, such as gratitude or appreciation, to another: beholden, bound³, indebted, obligated. Archaic bounden. Idioms: under obligation. See obligation.

IN BRIEF: Verb- Under a moral obligation to do something; Indebted.

We are always much better pleased to see those whom we have obliged than those who have obliged us. — La Rochefoucauld

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: under a moral obligation to do something
  Synonym: duty-bound

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tvungen, forpligtet til

idioms:

• feel obliged    føle sig nødsaget til
• much obliged    mange tak

Nederlands (Dutch)
genoodzaakt, verplicht, dankbaar, erkentelijk zou/moet zeer erkentelijk zijn

Français (French)
adj. - forcé, obligé

idioms:

• feel obliged    être/se sentir obligé de
• much obliged    merci beaucoup

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verbunden, verpflichtet

idioms:

• feel obliged    sich verpflichtet fühlen
• much obliged    sehr verbunden

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπόχρεος, υποχρεωμένος

idioms:

• feel obliged    αισθάνομαι υποχρεωμένος
• much obliged    είμαι βαθύτατα υποχρεωμένος!, με σκλαβώνετε!

Italiano (Italian)
costretto, riconoscente, obbligato

idioms:

• feel obliged    sentirsi in dovere
• much obliged    molto obbligato
• would/should be much obliged    sarei grato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obrigado

idioms:

• feel obliged    sentir-se obrigado a
• much obliged    muito obrigado
• would/should be much obliged    ficaria muito grato

Русский (Russian)
должен, признательный

idioms:

• feel obliged    считать себя обязанным
• much obliged    премного благодарен
• would/should be much obliged    буду премного благодарен

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obligado, agradecido, reconocido

idioms:

• feel obliged    verse obligado
• much obliged    ¡muy agradecido!, ¡muchas gracias!

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvungen, förpliktad, skyldig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
感激的

idioms:

• feel obliged    迫使, 感到有义务的
• much obliged    非常感激

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 感激的

idioms:

• feel obliged    迫使, 感到有義務的
• much obliged    非常感激

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 하지 않을 수 없는, 감사하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ～しなければならない, 感謝する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مجبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחוייב‬

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