obligated


From the verb obligate: (⇒ conjugate)
obligated is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
be obligated to do [sth] v expr (be morally or legally bound to do)estar obligado a loc verb
 Parents are obligated to provide food and shelter for their children.
be obligated to [sb] v expr (be morally or legally bound to [sb])estar comprometido con loc verb
  estar atado a loc verb
 My in-laws offered to lend us the money, but we didn't want to be obligated to them.
 Mis suegros ofrecieron prestarnos el dinero, pero no queríamos estar comprometidos con ellos.
feel obligated vi + adj (feel morally or legally bound)sentirse comprometido v prnl + adj
  sentirse atado v prnl + adj
 I wish I'd never let Tom pay off my debts; now I feel obligated.
 Ojalá nunca hubiera dejado que Tom pagara mis deudas, ahora me siento comprometido.
feel obligated to do [sth] v expr (feel morally or legally bound to do)sentirse obligado a loc verb
 I feel obligated to help Jenny move house as she did the same for me last year.
feel obligated to [sb] v expr (feel morally or legally bound to [sb])estar comprometido con loc verb
 Josh wants to quit college but feels obligated to his parents, who paid a lot of money for him to go there.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
obligate [sb]⇒ vtr formal (oblige morally, legally)obligar a vtr + prep
 Children will not do chores on their own; you must obligate them.
 Debes obligar a los niños a hacer tareas en el hogar; no lo harán por sí solos.
obligate [sb] to do [sth] v expr formal (oblige morally, legally)obligar a alguien a loc verb
 The court obligated the father to pay child support every month.
 La corte obligó al padre a pagar la manutención del niño todos los meses.
obligate [sth]⇒ vtr formal (money: pay as security)ofrecer como garantía loc verb
  (AR)poner en garantía loc verb
obligate adj (biology: restricted, compelled)obligado/a adj
 The domestic cat is an obligate carnivore; it must eat meat to survive.
 El gato doméstico es un carnívoro obligado; debe comer carne para sobrevivir.
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'obligated' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
beholden - bound - bound hand and foot - forever in sb's debt - in debt - tax exempt
Spanish:
obligado - comprometido - verse obligado a


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