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obligingly

/əˈbɫaɪdʒɪŋɫi/ adv

In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another; as a favour to another.

Word Origin Oblige comes from Latin obligare 'to bind'. Obliging means willing to bind oneself to help, accommodating. Obligingly is doing something helpfully. Same root as above: ligare 'to bind'. So obliging is 'binding oneself' to assist.

adv In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another; as a favour to another.

She obligingly offered to help me carry the heavy boxes upstairs.

(副词) 乐于助人地；殷勤地；热心助人地

她热心主动提出帮我搬沉重的箱子上楼。

(adverbio) De manera amable; como un favor a otra persona.

Ella amablemente se ofreció a ayudarme a subir las cajas pesadas.

(adverbe) obligeamment; aimablement; gentiment; avec empressement [Avec obligeance ; de manière serviable et aimable.]

Elle a **obligingly** proposé de m'aider à monter les boîtes lourdes.

(Adverb) gefällig; entgegenkommend [auf entgegenkommende oder gefällige Weise; so, dass man bereitwillig hilft oder einen Gefallen tut]

Sie bot **obligingly** an, mir beim Tragen der schweren Kisten nach oben zu helfen.

(副詞) 親切にも、相手の求めに応じて快く。

彼女は快く、重い箱を階上まで運ぶのを手伝ってくれた。

(advérbio) prestativamente; gentilmente; solícita [De maneira prestativa; para satisfazer outro; como um favor a outro.]

Ela gentilmente se ofereceu para me ajudar a carregar as caixas pesadas para cima.

Synonyms: helpfully accommodatingly kindly graciously willingly readily cheerfully cooperatively Antonyms: unhelpfully inconsiderately ungraciously grudgingly
Word parts: ob + lige + ing + ly

Common collocations

of prep have verb to prep take verb by prep in prep be verb

Related words

oblige obligate obligation obligatory ligament ligature religion rely ally alliance liable

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