English-Finnish translations for oblige

• edellyttää
  Valitettavasti Turkin käyttäytyminen edellyttää nyt siltä tämän todistamista. Unfortunately, its behaviour now obliges it to offer proof of that.
• pakottaa
  Haluamme pakottaa viranomaiset toimimaan näin. We want to oblige them to do that.
  Minä pakotan sinut pesemään hampaasi.
  Taas selkää pakottaa.

Definition of oblige

• To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means
• To do a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation
• To be indebted to someone

Examples

• I am obliged to report to the police station every week.
• He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.
• The singer obliged with another song.
• I am obliged to you for your recent help.

Related words

• obliged
• obligee
• oblige s.o
• noblesse oblige