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Beholden (to)
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indebted
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
(context usually with ''to'' English) obligated, especially financially. alt. (en-past of: indebt ) v (en-past of: indebt )
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. under a legal obligation to someone [syn: indebted(p) ] owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc [syn: indebted(p) ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indebted \In*debt"ed\, a. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. --Milton. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., endetted "owing money," past participle of endetten "to indebt, oblige," from Old French endetter "to involve in debt," from en- "in" (see in- (2)) + dette "debt" (see debt ). Figurative sense of "under obligation for favors or services" first ...
Usage examples of indebted.
The persecution of the Imperial family, to which Theodosius himself had been indebted for his fortune, was now aggravated by recent and repeated injuries.
Secretary for the Foreign Department, George Canning, a man to whom we are all indebted for the amalgamation of party, and the salvation of the country The clerical who follows immediately behind Mrs.
In a less strenuous mode, his mother painted countless aquarelles for him, as she had since he was an infant, but although he remained emotionally indebted to her melting hues, his own experiments only made the paper warp and curl.
One who was indebted to you, and to whom I was in turn indebted, with the result that I was tasked with arranging your departure from Aren, which I have now done, thus freeing me of further obligationswhich has proved timely, I might add.
King of England shall have repaid the fifty thousand byzants which he is indebted to the republic.
Squire, agreeing with Cicely that Maria should at least thank the gentleman, said that although he could not yet understand what had happened or what had not happened, he was naturally indebted to the Scarecrow for what he had done, but, damme, he was placed in such an awkward position.
I wished I could have recalled it, as well for the honour of my oracle, which was seriously implicated by it, as for the sake of Steffani himself, whom I did not hate half so much since I was indebted to him for the treasure in my possession.
I asked him if I could have a foreign abbe, who was indebted to me, arrested, although I had no proof of the debt.
He told Levine the entire ectopic pregnancy story, adding that he was indebted to James for his clearheadedness during the incident.
The ecclesiastics, to whom we are indebted for this vague description of the public calamities, embraced the opportunity of exhorting the Christians to repent of the sins which had provoked the Divine Justice, and to renounce the perishable goods of a wretched and deceitful world.
New Zealand contributes her share, and to China and Japan they are indebted for the camphor tree, the gingko, the loquat, and the chestnuts.
I am indebted to you for the greatest benefits, and I trust that Providence has brought you here again only to give me the opportunity of making greater still my debt of gratitude to you.
I was indebted for this attack to the too frequent sacrifices which I had been offering on the altar of love.
He expressed his deep sorrow when I told him that in Naples I had not been able to find any instructions to enable me to join him, but his face lighted up again when I added that I was indebted to no one for money, and that I was in good health.
Gennaro I was indebted for all the good fortune which had just befallen me.