oblige

/əˈblaɪdʒ/ verb

Translation

be obliged to do sth › to be forced to do something

bir şeyi yapmak zorunda olmak, mecbur olmak, mecbur etmek

Sellers are not legally obliged to accept the highest offer.1869

› [I, T] formal to be helpful

yardımsever olmak, isteğini yerine getirmek

The manager was only too happy to oblige.1861

(Definition of oblige verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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