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# obligatorily

«obligatorily» in Mova's school dictionary: **Because a rule or law says you must; in a way that is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (obligatorily)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Because a rule or law says you must; in a way that is required, not a choice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff formal word used in rules, law and exam language: things that must be done "obligatorily" are compulsory. In everyday speech people say "you have to" or "it's compulsory".

### examples

- Seatbelts must be worn obligatorily in cars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/#x1)
- In some countries, voting is done obligatorily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/#x2)
- Helmets are obligatorily worn on the building site. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/#x3)
- The form must obligatorily be signed by a parent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/#x4)
- All visitors obligatorily sign in at the office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/#x5)
- Uniform is obligatorily worn in many UK schools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/#x6)

### note

Formal and rare; the adjective "obligatory" (compulsory, must be done) is far more common. Pronounced "ob-LIG-uh-tor-uh-lee" (UK) or "uh-blig-uh-TOR-uh-lee" (US). Opposite: "optionally", "voluntarily".

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «obligatorily» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obligatorily/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.