beholden
11beholden — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of beholden Date: 14th century being under obligation for a favor or gift ; indebted < I m beholden to you > …
12beholden — /bi hohl deuhn/, adj. obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one. [1300 50; ME, adj. use of beholden, old ptp. of BEHOLD] Syn. obliged, bound, grateful, liable. * * * …
13beholden — be|hold|en [bıˈhəuldn US ˈhoul ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Old past participle of behold] feel/be beholden to sb to feel that you have a duty to someone because they have done something for you ▪ I hate feeling beholden to anyone …
14beholden — adjective feel /be beholden to to feel that you have a duty to someone because they have done something for you: I hate feeling beholden to anyone …
15beholden — be•hold•en [[t]bɪˈhoʊl dən[/t]] adj. obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME beholden, old ptp. of behold …
16Beholden — Behold Be*hold , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten …
17beholden — adjective /biˈhəʊl.dən/ 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 …
18beholden — Synonyms and related words: acknowledging, appreciative, beholden to, bound, bounden, bounden to, cognizant of, committed, crediting, duty bound, grateful, in debt, in duty bound, indebted, indebted to, much obliged, obligate, obligated, obliged …
19beholden — be|hold|en [ bı houldn ] adjective FORMAL beholden to feeling an obligation to do something for someone who has helped you in the past …
20beholden to — owing gratitude for a service or favour. → beholden …
