All 5 Uses of
oblige
in
Atlas Shrugged
- Would you oblige me by taking this down verbatim?†
Chpt 1.8 *
- It was almost a cry; she saw Dagny's astonished glance and felt obliged to explain: "Mr.†
Chpt 2.3
- If you don't question me, you won't feel obliged to deny it.†
Chpt 2.3 *
- "I am sorry, gentlemen," said Rearden, "that I will be obliged to save your goddamn necks along with mine."†
Chpt 2.4
- When his pause became long enough, she said, "I would be much obliged if you would let me speak to Mr. Weatherby."†
Chpt 2.8
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