All 4 Uses of
oblige
in
Man And Superman
- These are the faults of my qualities; and I assure you that I sometimes dislike myself so much that when some irritable reviewer chances at that moment to pitch into me with zest, I feel unspeakably relieved and obliged.†
Chpt Ded.
- You ought to be pretty well obliged to me for my influence.†
Chpt 1 *
- Enry: I have ever been a warm advocate of the spread of music among the masses; but I object to your obliging the company whenever Miss Whitefield's name is mentioned.†
Chpt 2
- Miss Robinson is not my principal: I took it to oblige her.†
Chpt 3 *
Definitions:
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(oblige as in: I obliged her every request.) grant a favor to someone
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(oblige as in: I am obliged by law.) require (obligate) to do something