Beholden Definition

bĭ-hōldən
adjective
Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted.
American Heritage
Obliged to feel grateful; owing thanks; indebted.
Webster's New World

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.
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Behold.

Webster's New World

Origin of Beholden

  • Middle English biholden past participle of biholden to observe behold

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Beholden Sentence Examples

  • Government institutions are becoming ever more beholden to these corporations than to their citizens.

  • It is now beholden on all of us to reap the benefits of the new order.

  • Before we leave for our jobs we are already beholden to more than half the world.

  • The point is that politicians are more directly beholden to public opinion than ever before.

  • Al-Moghira felt beholden to Ziyad for his evidence in this matter, as we shall in the sequel see.

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Words Starting With

BBEBEH

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NENDEN

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