obligatory
/əˈblɪɡ.ə.t(ə)ɹi//əˈblɪɡ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/
obligatory adjective: imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
Adjective
obligatory (comparative more obligatory, superlative most obligatory)
- Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
- an obligatory promise
- […] if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory.1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory
- Requiring a matter or obligation.
obligatory meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
obligatory in Hindi
- binding — see also mandatory, compulsory
- अनिवार्य anivārya
obligatory in Tamil
- கடப்பாடான, கட்டாயக் கடப்பாடுடைய
obligatory in Urdu
- obligatory; compulsory
- فرض farz
obligatory in Bengali
- binding — see also mandatory, compulsory
- ফরজ fôroz, ওয়াজিব ōẇajibo, বাধ্যতামূলক baddhôtamulok
More languagesFewer languages
- obligatory in Malayalam
- കടമയായുളള, അവശ്യം ചെയ്യേണ്ടതായ, ചുമതലയുളള, നിയമബദ്ധമായ
- obligatory in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟುಬಿದ್ದ, ನಡೆಯಲೇಬೇಕಾದ, ಕಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿದ, ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ
- obligatory in Nepali
- बाध्यकारी
Examples of obligatory in a sentence
- For Baha'is, there's a difference between obligatory prayers and devotional prayers.
- I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
- When we finally get to the obligatory scene involving Karma and a white policeman (Mr.
Synonyms of obligatory
Antonyms
Forms of obligatory
| comparative | more obligatory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most obligatory |
Origin of obligatory
From Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligatōrius.
Words formed from obligatory
Questions about obligatory
- What does obligatory mean?
- Obligatory means imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
- What is obligatory in Hindi?
- Obligatory in Hindi is अनिवार्य (anivārya). See Obligatory meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is obligatory?
- Obligatory is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce obligatory?
- Obligatory is pronounced /əˈblɪɡ.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
Words near obligatory in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: obligatory (page history and authors); obligatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); فرض (Urdu) (page history and authors); obligatory (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obligatory (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obligatory (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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