obligation

noun/ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən/CEFR B2

দায়, বাধ্যবাধকতা, কর্তব্য

Meaning

Something you must do because of a duty, a law or a promise.

Example sentences

  • We have an obligation to help them.তাদের সাহায্য করার দায় আমাদের আছে।
  • He signed with no obligation to pay now.এখনই টাকা দেওয়ার বাধ্যবাধকতা ছাড়াই তিনি সই করলেন।

A common mistake

I have obligation to help him.→I have an obligation to help him.

Obligation is countable in this sense and needs an or the.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: duty, responsibility, liability, compulsion

Similar words, and what each means

  • duty

    কর্তব্য, দায়িত্ব

    Something you must do because it is right or part of your job.

  • responsibility

    দায়িত্ব

    A duty to deal with something or the state of being accountable.

  • liability

    দায়, দেনা

    An amount of money that a business owes to others.

  • compulsion

    অদম্য তাড়না, বাধ্যতা

    An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's own wishes.

Other English words for “দায়, বাধ্যবাধকতা, কর্তব্য”

  • liability

    An amount of money that a business owes to others.

  • duty

    Something you must do because it is right or part of your job.

Opposite words

  • option

    বিকল্প, পছন্দ

    A thing you may choose, or the freedom to choose.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • obligedadjectiveবাধ্য, কৃতজ্ঞ

“obligation” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • A modal verb sits in front of a main verb and colours it — with ability, permission, possibility, obligation or advice.

    Modal Verbs (Can, Could, May, Might, Must) →

  • Why this period and no other: A student has something that will never be available again in the same quantity — time without obligation.

    Student Life →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “obligation” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • চেকআপ, স্বাস্থ্য পরীক্ষা
    • • মিল, সাদৃশ্য
    • • নিঃশ্বাস
    • • দায়, বাধ্যবাধকতা, কর্তব্য
    Show the answer

    দায়, বাধ্যবাধকতা, কর্তব্য — obligation (noun) — দায়, বাধ্যবাধকতা, কর্তব্য. Something you must do because of a duty, a law or a promise.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “obligation”?

    • • duty
    • • seafarer
    • • bullet train
    • • soul
    Show the answer

    duty — duty — কর্তব্য, দায়িত্ব. Something you must do because it is right or part of your job.

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