duty bound

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English - English
required by an obligation
dutybound
Compelled by duty

The captain was dutybound to see all passengers off the sinking ship before he left it himself.

duty-bound
emphasis If you say you are duty-bound to do something, you are emphasizing that you feel it is your duty to do it. I felt duty bound to help
duty-bound
under a moral obligation to do something
duty-bound(p)
under a moral obligation to do something
duty bound

    Hyphenation

    du·ty bound

    Turkish pronunciation

    dyuti baund

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdyo͞otē ˈbound/ /ˈdjuːtiː ˈbaʊnd/
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