obliging

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Adjective

obliging

1. Happy and ready to do favours for others.

Synonyms

• accommodating, willing

Translations

• French: serviable
• German: verbindlich
• Portuguese: prestativo
• Russian: любе́зный
• Spanish: acomedido (Latin America), servicial

Verb

1. present participle of oblige#English|oblige

Noun

obliging (plural obligings)

1. The imposition of an obligation.
   • 1840, Alexander MacDonald, Summary of the Catholic Religion

     Many were the finings, and excommunications, and the obligings to do penances, that took place at this time.

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