Much obliged meaning in English
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Definition
to be much obliged: to be thankful, grateful, appreciative, in someone's debt
Much obliged in answer to someone means "thank you".
Often, to be much obliged is followed or preceded by a clause starting with if.
Often, to be much obliged is followed or preceded by a clause starting with if.
I'd be much obliged if you could fax these reports over to Mr. Warbuckle.
If you could file these tax return forms before April, I'd be much obliged (to you).
Examples
- "But if you have a warm glass of milk, I'd be much obliged."
Exercise 1
At the end of the dialogue Icarus says to Bruno: "if you have a warm glass of milk, I'd be much obliged".
Which of the following statements correctly uses a similar expression?
Which of the following statements correctly uses a similar expression?
At the end of the dialogue Icarus says to Bruno: "if you have a warm glass of milk, I'd be much obliged".
Which of the following statements correctly uses a similar expression?
Which of the following statements correctly uses a similar expression?
The idiom "I'd be much obliged" is never used with "for". The expression is almost always preceded or followed by an "if" clause (if you could do this, I would be much obliged, or I'd be much obliged if...).
We use "obliged" to express a sense of an obligation or duty, but it can also express gratitude. To be obliged to someone means to be in their debt, and therefore can be used to express gratitude towards them. "I am much obliged" does not mean "I am very busy".
The expression "I'd be much obliged" is a formal way of saying "I would be grateful" or "that would be great". It is almost always preceded or followed by an "if" clause (if you could do this, I would be much obliged, or I'd be much obliged if...) This expression can be shortened to "much obliged" which simply means "thank you". "To lend a hand" is to help someone.
This sentence doesn't make any sense. "To be much obliged" means to be thankful. This construction is illogical because the speaker is expressing that they would be thankful if the mother hadn't helped them.
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