Vokabahn

Verb

verpflichten

to oblige someone, make someone promise

B1 rank #5,360

Meanings

Verb
  1. to oblige someone, make someone promise
  2. to commit, to oblige
  3. to oblige, to swear, to be sworn
  4. to engage

In a sentence

Der Vertrag verpflichtet uns zu monatlichen Zahlungen.

The contract obliges us to make monthly payments.

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Forms

verpflichten · verpflichtet · verpflichtete · hat verpflichtet (+ Akkusativ)

verpflichten is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #5,360 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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