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   obligatory

   /əˈblɪɡət(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory: "use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory" Similar compulsorymandatoryprescribedrequireddemandedstatutoryenforcedbindingincumbentrequisitenecessaryimperativeunavoidableinescapableessentialOpposite voluntaryoptional
   • ▪ (of a ruling) having binding force: "a sovereign whose laws are obligatory"
   • ▪ so customary or fashionable as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion: "it was a quiet little street with the obligatory pub at the end" Similar customarytraditionalusualaccustomedroutinefamiliarregularhabitualde rigueurliterary:wonted

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- ‘obliged’, from the verb obligare (see oblige).

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   • 1. obligatorily adverb

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   What does obligatory mean?

   • The meaning of OBLIGATORY is binding in law or conscience. How to use obligatory in a sentence.

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   Is a book obligatory?

   • In some places a book is almost obligatory. Lunch together was almost always obligatory. It sounded reasonable, almost obligatory. If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule or a law. These medical tests are not obligatory.

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   What does Obrigatório mean?

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   What does it mean if a person is obliged?

   • Obligatory derives from the verb oblige, as in "after she was so nice, I felt obliged to take her a present." Some people feel burdened by lives of common obligation, giving presents, returning phone calls, eating birthday cake, attending religious services––none of which they feel any real desire to do. "Obligatory."

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   Obligatory describes something you do because you have to, not because you want to. When you buy a car, you have to fill out the obligatory forms. In many homes, saying please and thank you is obligatory.

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