different between obligation vs understanding
obligation
English
Etymology
From Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from obligatum (past participle of obligare), from ob- (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley?- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?b.l???e?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
obligation (countable and uncountable, plural obligations)
- The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
- A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
- A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
- (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
- The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Di?charge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extingui?h the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and con?equently of all the re?t, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Di?charged as to one, and ?tand as to all the re?t.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "obligation": moral, legal, social, contractual, political, mutual, military, perpetual, etc.
Synonyms
- (the act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone): commitment
- (requirement, duty, contract or promise): duty
Antonyms
- (requirement, duty, contract or promise): right
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from the verb oblig? (“tie together”).
Pronunciation
Noun
obligation f (plural obligations)
- obligation
Related terms
- obliger
Further reading
- “obligation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
obligation
- Alternative form of obligacioun
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understanding
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nd??stand??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??stænd??/
- Rhymes: -ænd??
- Hyphenation: un?der?stand?ing
Noun
understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy")
- (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
- (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
- (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.
- (countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
- An informal contract; mutual agreement.
- A reconciliation of differences.
- An informal contract; mutual agreement.
- (uncountable) Sympathy.
Derived terms
- peace that passeth understanding
Translations
See also
- intellection
Adjective
understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding)
- Showing compassion.
- (dated) Knowing; skilful.
Translations
Verb
understanding
- present participle of understand
understanding From the web:
- what understanding means
- what understanding and acceptance mean to me
- what understanding does winston gain
- what understanding have archaeologists gained
- what understanding culture society and politics
- what understandings of religion and state exist
- what does understanding mean
- how do you define understanding
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