se vio obligado a

was forced to

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was forced to A past-tense form of “verse obligado a,” meaning that someone had no choice but to do something. The verb after “a” stays in the infinitive.
SP: Se vio obligado a cancelar el viaje.
EN: He was forced to cancel the trip.

Él se vio obligado a recurrir a la violencia.

He was forced to resort to violence.

Tom se vio obligado a abandonar la misión.

Tom was forced to abandon the mission.

El gobierno se vio obligado a hacer cambios en su política exterior.

The government was forced to make changes to its foreign policy.

Tenía tanto dolor de cabeza que se vio obligado a abandonar la reunión.

He had such a bad headache that he was forced to leave the meeting.

Él se vio obligado a hacerlo en contra de su voluntad.

He was forced to do it against his will.

Él se vio obligado a volver a Washington.

He was forced to return to Washington.

A causa de su enfermedad él se vio obligado a dejar de fumar.

Because of his illness, he was forced to quit smoking.