to feel under an obligation to sb

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• obligation — n. 1) to assume, take on an obligation 2) to feel an obligation 3) to discharge, fulfill, meet an obligation 4) a legal; moral; social obligation; family obligations 5) a military obligation ( required military service ) 6) an obligation to (an… …   Combinatory dictionary

• obligation — ob|li|ga|tion W3 [ˌɔblıˈgeıʃən US ˌa:b ] n [U and C] a moral or legal duty to do something obligation to ▪ America s obligation to its allies ▪ Employers have an obligation to treat all employees equally. ▪ Parents are under a legal obligation to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• obligation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory ▪ ethical, moral, religious, social ▪ debt, financial …   Collocations dictionary

• feel — [[t]fi͟ːl[/t]] ♦ feels, feeling, felt 1) V LINK If you feel a particular emotion or physical sensation, you experience it. [V adj] I am feeling very depressed... [V adj] I will always feel grateful to that little guy... [V adj] I remember feeling …   English dictionary

• obligation — /ˌɒblɪ geɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a duty to do something ● There is no obligation to help out in another department ● There is no obligation to buy. ♦ two weeks’ free trial without obligation the customer can try the item at home for two weeks without… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• obligation — /ˌɒblɪ geɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a duty to do something ● There is no obligation to buy. ♦ two weeks’ free trial without obligation the customer can try the item at home for two weeks without having to buy it at the end of the test ♦ to be under an… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• obligation — [[t]ɒ̱blɪge͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] obligations 1) N VAR: usu N to inf If you have an obligation to do something, it is your duty to do that thing. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it... Ministers are under no… …   English dictionary

• Communion under Both Kinds — • Communion under one kind is the reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist under the species or appearance of bread alone, or of wine alone, Communion under two or both kinds, the distinct reception under the two or both species, sub utraque… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• To lay under — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gratitude — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Gratitude >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 gratitude gratitude thankfulness feeling of obligation sense of obligation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 acknowledgment acknowledgment recognition thanksgiving thanksgiving giving thanks …   English dictionary for students

• Hume: moral and political philosophy — Rosalind Hursthouse INTRODUCTION Hume’s moral and political philosophy, like his epistemology and meta physics, originally appeared in A Treatise of Human Nature, (henceforth [7.1]), Book III of which, ‘Of Morals’, was published in 1740. He… …   History of philosophy