CEFR B1

obliging

adjective

Meaning

Willing to help or do favors for people; kind and helpful.

Examples

She was always obliging to her friends, lending them money or giving them rides.
The obliging waiter quickly brought us more water.

Synonyms: helpful, accommodating, gracious, benevolent

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obliging (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

Definition

Willing to help or do favors for people; kind and helpful.

Examples

She was always obliging to her friends, lending them money or giving them rides.
The obliging waiter quickly brought us more water.
He found his new boss to be very obliging and supportive.

How to Use obliging

obliging to (prepositional phrase): Willing to help or do favors for someone. — "He was always obliging to his elderly neighbors."

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