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beholden

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be·hold·en  (b-hldn)
adj.
Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted.
[Middle English biholden, past participle of biholden, to observe; see behold.]
beholden
Adjective
indebted; obliged: I am beholden to you
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Adj.1.beholden - under a moral obligation to someone
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"
beholden
adjective indebted, bound, owing, grateful, obliged, in debt, obligated, under obligation


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I often feel as he did, dearest, and, in addition, I know how beholden to you I am.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
And he would let the King know to whom, and for what cause, he was beholden for his defeat and discomfiture.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
In all the clouds he sees her light robes trail, And roses seem beholden to her face; O'er scented balustrade the scented gale Blows warm from Spring, and dew-drops form apace.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
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