kötelez
B1
Hungarian
bind, obligate, oblige, require, constrain, compelling, compel
VERB
B2
1
bind
B2
Usage pattern:
vkit/vmit vmire kötelez
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Make legally/morally obligated
Themes
obligation
|legal
|moral
|contract
|duty
|law
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To place someone under a legal or moral duty to do something.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
1
obligate
B2
Usage pattern:
vkit/vmit vmire; arra, hogy...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Formally require someone to act
Themes
law
|duty
|requirement
|contracts
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To bind or require someone to do something, especially because of a law, rule, contract, or sense of duty.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
1
oblige
B2
Usage pattern:
kötelez valakit valamire / hogy + ige
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
to require or force someone
Themes
law
|duty
|obligation
|requirement
|rules
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make someone legally, morally, or practically required to do something.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
2
require
B1
Usage pattern:
vki/vmi kötelez vkit vmire; arra kötelez vkit, hogy ...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Make someone do something necessary
Themes
obligation
|expectations
|conditions
|authority
|participation
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To cause someone to have to do something because it is necessary or expected.
VERB
B1
FORMAL
2
constrain
C1
Usage pattern:
vkit vmire; arra kötelez vkit, hogy...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
to force or compel someone
Themes
coercion
|obligation
|pressure
|rules
|authority
|necessity
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
To make someone do something by applying pressure, rules, or circumstances, even if they do not really want to.
VERB
B2
2
compelling
C1
Usage pattern:
kötelez valakit valamire / hogy + ige
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
forcing someone to do something
Themes
coercion
|authority
|law
|pressure
|work
Definition
Present participle of "compel": causing someone to do something by using power, authority, or strong pressure.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
2
compel
C1
Usage pattern:
vkit vmire / arra kötelez, hogy...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
force or oblige someone to act
Themes
coercion
|obligation
|law
|authority
|circumstances
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To force or oblige someone to do something, especially because of law, authority, or powerful external circumstances.
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