All 9 Uses of
oblige
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- If it gets so bad that they start rambling on about "asking Father's permission," I swerve slightly on my bike, my schoolbag falls, and the young man feels obliged to get off his bike and hand me the bag, by which time I've switched the conversation to another topic.
Chpt 42-06 (definition 1)obliged = required (obligated)
- Mr. van Daan, who felt obliged to explain the "much more so than my husband," answered calmly, "I have no desire to be modest and retiring."
Chpt 42-09 (definition 1)
- So much comes into my head at night when I'm alone, or during the day when I'm obliged to put up with people I can't abide or who invariably misinterpret my intentions.
Chpt 42-11 (definition 1)obliged = required
- But after all is said and done, I'll be obliged to let you have your way, since I don't want people saying later on that Anne Frank failed her exams because Mr. Dussel refused to relinquish his table!
Chpt 43-07 (definition 1)obliged = required (compelled)
- Having failed to achieve her goal, Mrs. van D. is obliged to change tactics.
Chpt 43-08 (definition 1)
- Mother fell silent, and less than a minute later I was obliged to kiss her good-night.
Chpt 44-02 (definition 1)obliged = required (obligated)
- But he obligingly got up and took the pan out of my hands.†
Chpt 44-02 (definition 2) *
- Peter led his prisoner as far as the attic stairs, where he was obliged to let go of her.
Chpt 44-05 (definition 1)obliged = required (obligated)
- She got up and went toward the door, where she felt obliged to give us an explanation.
Chpt 44-05 (definition 1) *
Definitions:
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(1) (oblige as in: I am obliged by law.) require (obligate) to do something
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(2) (oblige as in: I obliged her every request.) grant a favor to someone