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- Dictionarybe·hold·en/bəˈhōld(ə)n/
adjective
- 1. owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service: "I don't like to be beholden to anybody"
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BEHOLDEN definition: 1. feeling you have a duty to someone because they have done something for you: 2. feeling you…. Learn more.
adjective. If you are beholden to someone, you are in debt to them in some way or you feel that you have a duty to them because they have helped you. He was made beholden to the Mafia. We feel really beholden to them for what they've done. Synonyms: indebted, bound, owing, grateful More Synonyms of beholden.
Define beholden. beholden synonyms, beholden pronunciation, beholden translation, English dictionary definition of beholden. adj. Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
The meaning of BEHOLDEN is being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted. How to use beholden in a sentence. Did you know?
Being beholden to someone means more than just feeling like you owe someone for a small favor. When you're beholden, it involves a bigger feeling of responsibility, one that sticks with you — and might even weigh on you — until you're able to repay it.
BEHOLDEN meaning: 1. feeling you have a duty to someone because they have done something for you: 2. feeling you…. Learn more.
Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; bound by moral obligation; indebted; obliged. From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one. Wiktionary. Synonyms: owing. accountable. obliged. indebted. grateful. bounden. obligated. Antonyms: ungrateful. verb. Behold. Webster's New World. Advertisement.
Definition of beholden adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Beholden definition: obligated; indebted. See examples of BEHOLDEN used in a sentence.
to see or look at someone or something: The new bridge is an incredible sight to behold. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using the eyes. accommodate. accommodation. all eyes are on someone/something idiom. astigmatic. beholder. cast. corner. discern. fix. glare. have a butcher's idiom. penetrating. re-see. re-sight.
