Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obligated

/ˈɑbləɡˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: ob-li-gat-ed
IPA: /ˈɑbləɡˌeɪtɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of obligate

adj

Canadian usage; American usage

adj

Having an obligation; obliged.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Under a provision of a larger piece of legislation, popularly known as the Customs Bill, that has been approved by the House and is expected to soon pass the Senate, American officials will be obligated to treat the settlements as part of Israel in future trade negotiations."

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

more obligated (comparative) most obligated (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonobligated obligatedly unobligated

Frequently Paired Words

obligate

Synonyms

obliged

Questions

How do you pronounce obligated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑbləɡˌeɪtɪd/.
What does obligated mean?: simple past and past participle of obligate

How to pronounce obligated

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