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indebted

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in·debt·ed  (n-dtd)
adj.
Morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; beholden.

[Middle English endetted, from Old French endette, past participle of endetter, to oblige : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + dette, debt; see debt.]

indebted
Adjective
1. owing gratitude for help or favours
2. owing money
indebtedness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indebted - owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
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"
2.indebted - under a legal 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"

indebted
adjective grateful, obliged, in debt, obligated, beholden, under an obligation
Translations
indebted [ɪnˈdɛtɪd] adj to be indebted to sb → estar agradecido a algn

indebted [ɪnˈdɛtɪd] adj to be indebted to sb (for) → être redevable à qn (de)

indebted [ɪnˈdɛtɪd] adj to be indebted to sb → jdm (zu Dank) verpflichtet sein

indebted [ɪnˈdɛtɪd] adj to be indebted to sb (for) → essere obbligato/a verso qn (per)

indebted
adj indebted [inˈdetid]
(withto) having reason to be grateful to I am indebted to you for your help. verskuldig مَدين задлъжнял zavázaný; zadlužený stå i gæld; være tak skyldig zu Dank verpflichtet ευγνώμων, υποχρεωμένος agradecido, en deuda con alguien tänu võlgu مدیون kiitollisuudenvelassa redevable (à qqn de qqch.) חַייָב आभारी dužan, zahvalan lekötelezett berutang budi sem stendur í þakkarskuld grato 恩のある 은혜를 입은 skolingas parādā [] terhutang budi dank verschuldigd stå i gjeld til zobowiązany grato îndatorat (cuiva pentru ceva) обязанный;признательный zaviazaný (komu) dolžen biti nečiji dužnik tack skyldig ติดหนี้ minnettar 因...而感激的 зобов'язаний مقروض mang ơn 感激的,
n inˈdebtedness
verskuldigheid دَيْن، مَدْيونيَّه задлъжнялост zadluženost gæld die Dankesschuld υποχρέωση, χρέος agradecimiento tänuvõlg بدهکاری؛ دین kiitollisuudenvelka dette(s) אֲסִיר תוֹדָה कर्जदारी dugovanje, zaduženost eladósodás; lekötelezettség rasa terima kasih það að vera skuldugur debito, gratitudine 恩義 은혜 įsiskolinimas parādi keberhutangan schuldplichtigheid takknemlighetsgjeld zobowiązanie gratidão datorie; îndatorire признательность zaviazanosť zadolženost zaduženost tacksamhetsskuld ความเป็นหนี้ minnettarlık 感激 заборгованість; почуття обов'язку احسان مندی sự mang ơn


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Catherine will be amply provided for, and not, like my Frederica, indebted to a fortunate establishment for the comforts of life.
Irving, who acted as my pioneer, and to whom I am greatly indebted for smoothing my path and lightening my labors.
The commonest utterances of the commonest citizens in the time of the Colour Revolt seem to have been suffused with a richer tinge of word or thought; and to that era we are even now indebted for our finest poetry and for whatever rhythm still remains in the more scientific utterance of these modern days.
 
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