obliges
Binds by duty
Obliges means to compel or require: The contract obliges them to complete the work by June.
More commonly, it means to do someone a favor or accommodate a request: She asked for help, and he obliged.
When someone is much obliged, they're expressing gratitude—an old-fashioned but still-used way of saying thank you.
Makes necessary
- forcesCauses of motion
- compelsForces into action
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- necessitatesMakes mandatory or unavoidable
binds · constrains · commits · pressures · coerces · demands · dictates · imposes
Gives assistance to
- assistsHelps or supports
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- accommodatesMakes room for
- indulgesSatisfies a desire freely
gratifies · pleases · serves · aids · supports · satisfies · humors · caters
Feeling thankful
- indebtedOwing thanks or money
- beholdenOwing thanks or duty
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
- thankfulFeeling gratitude expressed
owes · gratitude · favor · debt · reciprocate · return · repay · acknowledge
requires
Makes necessary
necessitates · binds · constrains · commits · pressures · coerces · demands · dictates · imposes · enjoins
helps
Gives assistance to
- assistsHelps or supports
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- accommodatesMakes room for
indulges · gratifies · pleases · serves · aids · supports · satisfies · humors · caters · courtesy
grateful
Feeling thankful
- indebtedOwing thanks or money
- beholdenOwing thanks or duty
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
thankful · owes · gratitude · favor · debt · reciprocate · return · repay · acknowledge · recognize
- social obligationRequired interpersonal duty
- much obligedExpression of gratitude
- familial obligationsDuties owed to relatives
- no obligationNo requirement to act
- moral obligationEthics-based required action
- family obligationsResponsibilities toward one's relatives
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