All 7 Uses of
oblige
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- "Well, really!" he cried, and then he choked and laughed again until he was obliged to lie back, limp and helpless, in the chair.†
Chpt 1
- "What is the name of this obliging youth?" asked Sherlock Holmes.†
Chpt 2 *
- To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.†
Chpt 8
- I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket.†
Chpt 8
- I should be immensely obliged to you.†
Chpt 9 *
- " 'Oh, yes,' said he, turning to me, 'we are very much obliged to you, Miss Hunter, for falling in with our whims so far as to cut your hair.†
Chpt 12
- You will find it laid out upon the bed in your room, and if you would be so good as to put it on we should both be extremely obliged.†
Chpt 12
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