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Synonyms for obliging


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-blahy-jing
Phonetic Transcription : əˈblaɪ dʒɪŋ

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Définition of obliging

Origin :
  • "willing to do service or favors," 1630s, present participle adjective from oblige. Related: Obligingly.
  • adj friendly, helpful
Example sentences :
  • He was as kind and obliging as it was possible to be in his circumstances.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • He said, coolly, that he would relieve me of the duty, but I declined his obliging offer.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Has finished the fourth form: is straightforward and obliging.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • Then, in an obliging spirit, she called to her and offered to watch over her things.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Obliging and courageous as Habert himself was, this made him indignant.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He was a careful and skilful driver, and a man of most obliging disposition.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • You have always been obliging, and even considerate toward us.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • It is to be observed the duenna was of a most obliging disposition.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • Now won't you be nice and obliging, same as you usually are, and let him stay, for my sake?
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • They will be informed of the obliging interest with which you ask news of them.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various

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