obliges
Sayuh-BLY-jiz/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of oblige.
The contract obliges both parties to share any future profits.
Whenever a guest requests a song, the pianist happily obliges.
Note
The -s form carries two quite different verbs, and the shape of the sentence tells them apart. Followed by an object and a to-infinitive, as when a contract obliges both parties to share, it means compulsion. Standing alone, as when a pianist happily obliges, it means granting a favor. With a bare object and no infinitive (she obliges a friend), the courteous reading is the natural one.
obliges is a form of oblige
oblige, verb: To constrain someone to a course of action by force or by social, moral, or legal means. Full entry
- Spelling
- oblige → obliges: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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