obligation
/ɒblɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɒblɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/
ɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɒblɪ - ˈɡeɪʃən -> obligation
Myanmar meaning
(n) တာဝန်သိစိတ်။
Full entry
obligation /ɒblÇ'geÇʃn/ n
(က) [C] တာဝန်။ ဝတ္တရား။ fulfil one's professional/social obligations ❍ the obligations imposed by parenthood/citizenship ❍ release sb from their obligations ❍ You are under no obligation to pay for goods which you did not order.
(ခ) [U, C usu sing ] တာဝန်။ ဝတ္တရား။ အသိစိတ်။ အသိတရား။ They attended the party more out of a sense of obligation than anything else. ❍ We must recognize our obligation to future generations and protect our environment. ❍ You may examine the books in your own home for ten days without cost or obligation (ie to buy them).
More examples
- [have an obligation to someone/something] : The firm has an obligation to its customers.
- [obligation to do something] : Buyers have no legal obligation to disclose personal financial information.
- [meet/honour/fulfil an obligation] : The council has failed to fulfil its statutory obligation to the public.
- [without (any) obligation] : Estimates are available on request, without obligation.
- [obligation to/towards] : She felt a certain obligation towards him because of everything he had done for her in the past.
- [sense of obligation] : Emma felt a tremendous sense of obligation towards her sister.
Synonyms
compulsion, duty, responsibility, requirement, IOU, accountability, accountableness, acknowledgement, agreement, appreciation, bond, burden, business, call, cause, charge, chit, commitment, committal, conscience, constraint, contract, debit, debt, devoir, due bill, dues, engagement, gratefulness, gratitude, indebtedness, liability, must, necessity, need, occasion, onus, ought, part, place, promise, restraint, right, thankfulness, trust, understanding
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