beholden

  • 21beholden — adjective (usu. beholden to) owing gratitude for a service or favour. Origin ME: archaic past participle of behold, in the otherwise unrecorded sense bound …

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  • 22beholden — adjective he is beholden to no one in his determination to defend Malaysia s rights Syn: indebted, in someone s debt, obligated, under an obligation; grateful, owing a debt of gratitude …

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  • 23Beholden distance — Distancen over havbunden (grunden)Beholden fart Bådens fart over havbunden (grunden) …

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  • 24beholden — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obligated, obliged, indebted, under obligation; see indebted . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. obligated, indebted, owing. ANT.: freed, unbound III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Owing something, such as gratitude or …

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  • 25beholden — be hold·en || dÉ™n adj. indebted, in debt, obligated …

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  • 26beholden — a. 1. Obliged, indebted, bound, in debt, obligated, under obligation. 2. Obliged, grateful, thankful, devoted …

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  • 27beholden — adj 1. obligated, obliged, indebted, bound, owing; grateful, thankful. 2. answerable, accountable, responsible, liable, chargeable, amenable …

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  • 28beholden — UK [bɪˈhəʊld(ə)n] / US [bɪˈhoʊld(ə)n] adjective formal feeling an obligation to do something for someone who has helped you in the past …

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  • 29beholden — /bəˈhoʊldn / (say buh hohldn), /bi / (say bee ) adjective under an obligation; indebted. {past participle of behold in obsolete sense detain, retain } …

  • 30beholden — predic.adj. (usu. foll. by to) under obligation. Etymology: past part. (obs. except in this use) of BEHOLD, = bound …

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