how to pronounce obligated
/ˈɑːbləˌɡɛɪtɪd/
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obligated is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of obligated in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… feel obligated to encourage you with …”
meanings of obligated
adjective:
- Committed.
- Having an obligation; obliged.
verb:
- Simple past tense and past participle of obligate.
obligated frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word obligated occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics obligated can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that obligated can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
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