obliging
pronunciation
How to pronounce obliging in British English:
UK [əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ]
How to pronounce obliging in American English:
US [əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- happy to comply
- showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
Word Origin
- obliging (adj.)
- "willing to do service or favors," 1630s, present participle adjective from oblige. Related: Obligingly.
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Example
- 1. I am thinking rather of willingness to take a fair share of necessary work , to be obliging in small ways that save trouble on the balance .
- 2. Buildings close at a reasonable hour , obliging salarymen to forego hours of masochistic overtime .
- 3. As a result , st marc 's hospital has been inundated with cholera cases , obliging other patients to go elsewhere .
- 4. Very comfortable . And the attendants are quite obliging .
- 5. To stop an inappropriate behavior ; abandon a position or an attitude ; be obliging .