Polyglot Dictionary

obligation

/ɑblɪˈɡeɪʃən/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
obligations

Meaning

  1. obligación

    • You have no obligation to help.

      No tienes obligación de ayudar.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

duty

Near-total synonyms for something you're required to do; largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Zuständigkeit

Close — responsibility relates to obligation.

German

Pflicht

Pflicht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "obligation, duty."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa obligation?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: You have no ___ to help.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a obligation?

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