Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted.
[Middle English biholden, past participle of biholden, to observe. See behold.]
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be·hold·en (bĭ-hōl'dən) ![]() |
[Middle English biholden, past participle of biholden, to observe. See behold.]
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| Antonyms: beholden |
| WordNet: beholden |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
under a moral obligation to someone
| Translations: Beholden |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forpligtet, tak skyldig
Nederlands (Dutch)
verplicht, verschuldigd
Français (French)
adj. - être redevable à (sout)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - verbunden, verpflichtet
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπόχρεος, καταϋποχρεωμένος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obrigado, devedor
Русский (Russian)
обязан, признателен
Español (Spanish)
adj. - agradecido
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förpliktad, förbunden, skyldig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
负有义务的, 蒙恩的, 有所亏欠的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 負有義務的, 蒙恩的, 有所虧欠的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 은혜를 입어, 구속을 받아
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 恩義を受けて, 恩義をうけて
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مدين, ممنون, شاكر الفضل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אסיר-תודה
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