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- Dictionaryo·blig·ing/əˈblījiNG/
adjective
- 1. willing to do a service or kindness; helpful: "one of the most obliging stewards"
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The meaning of OBLIGING is willing to do favors : helpful. How to use obliging in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obliging.
willing or eager to help: An obliging neighbor helped her shovel the snow. obligingly. adverb us / əˈblɑɪ·dʒɪŋ·li / She obligingly offered us a lift. (Definition of obliging from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If you're obliging, you're easy to get along with and eager to help. An obliging neighbor, for example, might volunteer to shovel your sidewalk after it snows. The adjective obliging is perfect for describing someone who is especially considerate and helpful.
adjective. If you describe someone as obliging, you think that they are willing and eager to be helpful. [old-fashioned, or written, approval] He is an extremely pleasant and obliging man. Synonyms: accommodating, kind, helpful, willing More Synonyms of obliging. obligingly adverb [ADVERB with verb] He swung round and strode towards the door.
1. : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance. obliged to find a job. felt obliged to share it with her. 2. a. : to put in one's debt by a favor or service. We are much obliged for your help. b. : to do a favor for. always ready to oblige a friend. intransitive verb.
Definition of obliging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
obliging - showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"
