Duty bound Meaning in English
expression
ˈdjuti/, /ˈduti/ /ˈbaʊnd
DOO-tee bound or DYOO-tee bound
djˈuːti/ /bˈaʊnd
DYOO-tee BOUND
परिभाषा
If you are duty bound to do something, you feel you have a moral or official responsibility to do it, even if you do not want to.
उपयोग और बारीकियां
Semi-formal and somewhat old-fashioned; more common in written or serious spoken English. Usually followed by 'to' + verb (e.g., 'duty bound to report'). Often expresses a sense of moral obligation rather than legal requirement.
Spanish: obligado por deber - moralmente obligadoPortuguese (BR): obrigado pelo dever - moralmente obrigadoPortuguese (PT): obrigado pelo dever - moralmente obrigadoChinese (Simplified): 有责任的 - 负有义务的Chinese (Traditional): 有責任的 - 負有義務的Hindi: कर्तव्यबद्धArabic: ملزم بالواجب - ملتزم بواجبهBengali: দায়িত্ববদ্ধRussian: должен по долгу службы - обязан по долгу долгаJapanese: 義務がある - 責務を負うVietnamese: có nghĩa vụKorean: 의무가 있다 - 의무감에 따라Turkish: görevli - sorumlu (ahlaki olarak)Urdu: فرض شُدہ - اپنے فرض کے تحتIndonesian: berkewajiban - merasa wajib
उदाहरण वाक्य
As a doctor, she felt duty bound to help the injured man.
basic
We are duty bound to tell the truth.
basic
He felt duty bound to report the problem to his manager.
basic
I'm duty bound to keep this information confidential.
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She didn’t really want to get involved, but she felt duty bound to speak up.
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Journalists are duty bound to check their facts before publishing.
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