Tuesday word: Beholden
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Beholden (adjective)
be·hold·en [bih-hohl-duhn]
adjective
1. obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one.
Other Word Forms
un be·hold en adjective
Related Words
grateful, obligated, obliged
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Synonyms
obliged, bound, grateful, liable.
Origin: 1300–50; Middle English, adj. use of beholden, old past participle of behold
Example Sentences
He warns that this may put them "in a position where they're beholden to China".
From BBC
That may seem baffling, but at Monday’s press preview, Miller spoke about how figures praised as Black dandy icons are “still beholden to the whims of the institution.”
From Salon
She’s no longer the woman thrown to the floor and beholden to her abuse, as we see in flashbacks.
From Salon
Lyle: I think an important question is, how much are you beholden to your family?
From Los Angeles Times
They seem not to want to be beholden to any actual constituency and are hoping to raise money from large dollar donors.
From Salon
Beholden (adjective)
be·hold·en [bih-hohl-duhn]
adjective
1. obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one.
Other Word Forms
un be·hold en adjective
Related Words
grateful, obligated, obliged
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Synonyms
obliged, bound, grateful, liable.
Origin: 1300–50; Middle English, adj. use of beholden, old past participle of behold
Example Sentences
He warns that this may put them "in a position where they're beholden to China".
From BBC
That may seem baffling, but at Monday’s press preview, Miller spoke about how figures praised as Black dandy icons are “still beholden to the whims of the institution.”
From Salon
She’s no longer the woman thrown to the floor and beholden to her abuse, as we see in flashbacks.
From Salon
Lyle: I think an important question is, how much are you beholden to your family?
From Los Angeles Times
They seem not to want to be beholden to any actual constituency and are hoping to raise money from large dollar donors.
From Salon
