Definitions for obligatoryəˈblɪg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒb lɪ gə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•blig•a•to•ryəˈblɪg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒb lɪ gə-(adj.)
required as a matter of obligation; mandatory.
incumbent or compulsory:
duties obligatory on all.
imposing or stipulating an obligation.
Origin of obligatory:
1425–75; late ME < LL
ob•lig`a•to′ri•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
obligatory(adj)
morally or legally constraining or binding
"attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
obligatory(adj)
required by obligation or compulsion or convention
"he made all the obligatory apologies"
Wiktionary
obligatory(Adjective)
Imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding: an obligatory promise.
obligatory(Adjective)
Requiring a matter or obligation.
Origin: From Latin obligare obligate, from ob- to + ligare to bind, from Proto-Indo-European *leig- to bind.
Webster Dictionary
Obligatory(adj)
binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier
Translations for obligatory
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verpligtendAfrikaans
- إلْزاميArabic
- задължителенBulgarian
- obrigatórioPortuguese (BR)
- povinnýCzech
- verpflichtendGerman
- obligatoriskDanish
- υποχρεωτικόςGreek
- obligatorioSpanish
- kohustuslikEstonian
- الزامیFarsi
- pakollinenFinnish
- obligatoireFrench
- בְּגֶדֶר חוֹבָהHebrew
- अनिवार्यHindi
- obvezatanCroatian
- kötelezőHungarian
- wajibIndonesian
- skyldu-, skyldubundinnIcelandic
- obbligatorioItalian
- 強制のJapanese
- 의무적인Korean
- privalomasLithuanian
- obligātsLatvian
- wajibMalay
- verplichtDutch
- påbudt, obligatorisk, tvungenNorwegian
- obowiązkowyPolish
- حتمى، الزامیPersian
- په مجبورى او مكلفيتPashto
- obrigatórioPortuguese
- obligatoriuRomanian
- обязательныйRussian
- povinnýSlovak
- obvezenSlovenian
- obavezanSerbian
- obligatorisk, bindandeSwedish
- ที่ควรปฏิบัติตามหลักกฎหมายThai
- zorunluTurkish
- 必須履行的，強制性的Chinese (Trad.)
- обов'язковийUkrainian
- فرض، واجبيUrdu
- bắt buộcVietnamese
- 必须履行的，强制性的，义务的Chinese (Simp.)
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