obligatory

adjective/əˈblɪɡətəri/CEFR C1

বাধ্যতামূলক, অবশ্যপালনীয়

Meaning

Required by a rule, a law, or custom, so that you have no choice.

Example sentences

  • Attendance is obligatory for all staff.সব কর্মীর উপস্থিতি বাধ্যতামূলক।
  • He gave the obligatory smile.নিয়মরক্ষার হাসিটুকু সে হাসল।

A common mistake

OB-li-ga-tory attendance was required.→Attendance was obligatory — say o-BLIG-a-tory.

The stress sits on the second syllable, following oblige, not on the first. Note also the sarcastic use: the obligatory photograph means the one everybody takes because everybody takes it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: binding, compulsory

Antonyms: optional

Similar words, and what each means

  • binding

    বাধ্যতামূলক, আইনত মেনে চলতে বাধ্য করে এমন

    Legally forcing you to keep a promise or follow an agreement.

  • compulsory

    বাধ্যতামূলক, অবশ্যকরণীয়

    Required by a rule or law, so that refusing is not allowed.

  • mandatory

    বাধ্যতামূলক, আইনত আবশ্যক

    Ordered by a law or rule, so that it must be done.

Other English words for “বাধ্যতামূলক, অবশ্যপালনীয়”

  • binding

    Legally forcing you to keep a promise or follow an agreement.

  • compulsory

    Required by a rule or law, so that refusing is not allowed.

  • mandatory

    Ordered by a law or rule, so that it must be done.

“obligatory” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • List version: the box offers 'A limited B expensive C compulsory D voluntary'. The passage says schooling 'was made obligatory for all children'. Answer: C, compulsory.

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Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “obligatory” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • প্রাথমিক পর্যায়ের, অপরিণত
    • • বাধ্যতামূলক, অবশ্যপালনীয়
    • • ঋণে জর্জরিত
    • • লোকসমক্ষে উপস্থাপনযোগ্য, মোটামুটি পরিপাটি
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    বাধ্যতামূলক, অবশ্যপালনীয় — obligatory (adjective) — বাধ্যতামূলক, অবশ্যপালনীয়. Required by a rule, a law, or custom, so that you have no choice.

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

    • • binding
    • • restless
    • • usual
    • • stale
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    binding — binding — বাধ্যতামূলক, আইনত মেনে চলতে বাধ্য করে এমন. Legally forcing you to keep a promise or follow an agreement.

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