Both Uses of
oblige
in
The Hobbit
- We are already deeply obliged to you.†
Chpt 6 *
- He no longer thought twice about picking up a supper uninvited if he got the chance, he had been obliged to do it for so long, and he knew only too well what it was to be really hungry, not merely politely interested in the dainties of a well-filled larder.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(oblige as in: I am obliged by law.) require (obligate) to do something