obligatory

adjective

/əˈblɪɡətri/

/əˈblɪɡətɔːri/

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(formal) that you must do because of the law, rules, etc. synonym compulsory
- The college authorities have now made these classes obligatory.
- obligatory for somebody These classes are obligatory for all first-year students.
- obligatory to do something It is obligatory to report all cases of the disease to the authorities.
- obligatory for somebody to do something It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing.
opposite optional
Extra Examples
- Muslims perform five obligatory prayers each day.
- Recently safety regulations have made it obligatory for all competitors to wear fist protectors.
Topics Permission and obligationc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- remain
- …
adverb
- almost
- practically
- morally
- …
preposition
- for
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(often humorous) that you do because you always do it, or other people in the same situation always do it
- In the mid-60s he took the almost obligatory trip to India.
Extra Examples
- The hotel has a terrace with comfy chairs for that obligatory cocktail.
- It's almost obligatory to have a blog nowadays.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- remain
- …
adverb
- almost
- practically
- morally
- …
preposition
- for
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- ‘obliged’, from the verb obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.

单词	obligatory
释义	obligatory adjective /əˈblɪɡətri/ /əˈblɪɡətɔːri/ jump to other results (formal) that you must do because of the law, rules, etc. synonym compulsory The college authorities have now made these classes obligatory. obligatory for somebody These classes are obligatory for all first-year students. obligatory to do something It is obligatory to report all cases of the disease to the authorities. obligatory for somebody to do something It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing. opposite optional Extra Examples Muslims perform five obligatory prayers each day. Recently safety regulations have made it obligatory for all competitors to wear fist protectors. Topics Permission and obligationc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become remain … adverb almost practically morally … preposition for See full entry (often humorous) that you do because you always do it, or other people in the same situation always do it In the mid-60s he took the almost obligatory trip to India. Extra Examples The hotel has a terrace with comfy chairs for that obligatory cocktail. It's almost obligatory to have a blog nowadays. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become remain … adverb almost practically morally … preposition for See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- ‘obliged’, from the verb obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.
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