Obligatory
Meaning of Obligatory
Required by a rule or law; compulsory.
ما معنى كلمة Obligatory بالعربي؟
إجباري أو واجب
✅📜 إجباري أو واجب؛ مطلوب بقوة القانون؛ شيء مُلزم يجب القيام به بموجب القانون أو اللوائح أو الأخلاق 📜⚖️
قصة GL: الإجباري أو الواجب اتباع المنهج العلمي الصحيح - مطلوب بقوة القانون العلمي، الشيء المُلزم هو الصدق في البحث والأمانة في النتائج 🔬
Synonyms & related words
Obligatory in a sentence
Consent forms are obligatory before enrolment.
Obligatory safety training precedes site work.
An obligatory notice must be filed within thirty days.
Attendance is obligatory for the exam.
Origin of Obligatory
From Late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligare.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, obligatory means required. In the protocol, daily logging is obligatory.
Obligatory audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Obligatory" — adjective, pronounced /əˈblɪɡətri/, with the stress on "blig".
Narrator: Obligatory means required by a rule, law or custom.
Narrator: In plain English, you must.
Narrator: It comes from Latin obligatorius.
Narrator: A common collocation is "obligatory field", which describes a form box you must fill.
Narrator: It differs from "optional", its opposite, meaning you can choose.
Narrator: In a second sense, obligatory can be jokey, as in "the obligatory holiday selfie".
Narrator: Law, education, forms and humour use the word.
Narrator: So remember: obligatory means required.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Is the helmet optional?
Speaker B: No, OBLIGATORY! From Latin obligatorius.
Speaker A: On every ride?
Speaker B: Every single one.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Uniform is obligatory", school. "Obligatory fields are marked", forms. "The obligatory beach photo", humour.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Stress "BLIG", "uh-BLIG-uh-tree".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Compulsory is its twin, mandatory its cousin, and required an alternative — yet obligatory keeps its firm charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "obligatory" in AI prompts — useful for form design and policies.
Speaker A: How for forms?
Speaker B: Accessibility.
Prompt: Mark obligatory fields with text, not just a red asterisk.
Speaker A: And policies?
Speaker B: Clarity.
Prompt: List which training is obligatory for new staff.
Speaker A: Could it help humour?
Speaker B: Yes, for posts.
Prompt: Write a caption for the obligatory team photo.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Validation.
Prompt: Show one clear error when an obligatory field is empty.
Frequently asked questions about Obligatory
What does Obligatory mean?
Required by a rule or law; compulsory.
ما معنى كلمة Obligatory بالعربي؟
إجباري أو واجب — ✅📜 إجباري أو واجب؛ مطلوب بقوة القانون؛ شيء مُلزم يجب القيام به بموجب القانون أو اللوائح أو الأخلاق 📜⚖️
How do you pronounce Obligatory?
Obligatory is pronounced /əˈblɪɡətri/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Obligatory used in a sentence?
Consent forms are obligatory before enrolment.
What are synonyms of Obligatory?
compulsory, mandatory, required, binding, essential, enforced.