beholden
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be·hold·en
(bĭ-hōl′dən)adj.
Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted.
[Middle English biholden, past participle of biholden, to observe; see behold.]
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beholden
(bɪˈhəʊldən)adj
indebted; obliged; under a moral obligation
[Old English behealden, past participle of behealdan to behold]
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be•hold•en
(bɪˈhoʊl dən)adj.
obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one.
[1300–50; Middle English beholden, old past participle of behold]
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan" |
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beholden
adjective indebted, bound, owing, grateful, obliged, in debt, obligated, under obligation He was made beholden to the Mafia.
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beholden
adj (liter) to be beholden to somebody for something → jdm für etw verpflichtet sein (geh)
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beholden
[bɪˈheʊld/ən] adj (frm) to be beholden to sb for sth → sentirsi obbligato/a verso qn per qcCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995