What does obligated mean?
Definitions for obligated
ob·li·gat·ed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word obligated.
Princeton's WordNet
obligated(p)adjective
caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
"felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
Wiktionary
obligatedadjective
committed
obligatedadjective
having an obligation; obliged
Wikipedia
Obligated
An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. Obligations are constraints; they limit freedom. People who are under obligations may choose to freely act under obligations. Obligation exists when there is a choice to do what is morally good and what is morally unacceptable. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, religious, and possibly in terms of politics, where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally legal obligations, which can incur a penalty for non-fulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, whether as a tradition or for social reasons. Obligations vary from person to person: for example, a person holding a political office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult citizen, who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an individual's rights or power.
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obligated
Obligated refers to the state of being legally or morally bound to do something or committed to a particular course of action. It's a condition where one is required or expected to perform, behave, or respond in a certain way due to a law, rule, promise, duty, or agreement.
Webster Dictionary
Obligated
of Obligate
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Obligated vs. Obliged -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Obligated and Obliged.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obligated in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obligated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of obligated in a Sentence
He’s now lying on all his television interviews … when he says he was obligated to do so because he promised Congress.
At this point in time, because there's already been so much commentary and discussion of how China might react, I think China is obligated to react at this point, so I think there will be some kind of reaction from China, and it will try to make it seem as if it's much more significant.
The fiscal year 2016 funds have not been obligated because the State Department has not yet submitted a detailed plan as required by law, spelling out how, where and by whom the funds will be used, what their objectives are and how they will measure progress.
They’re not fooling anybody. They are obligated to comply with our investigation. They have refused to do so. And that’s a crime.
Everyone's coming up with contingency plans, the elevators and cooperatives, they have all these orders they're obligated to fulfill. ... They're worried about filling these orders.
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