BEHOLDEN


Meaning of BEHOLDEN in English

/ bɪˈhəʊldən; NAmE -ˈhoʊld-/ adjective

beholden to sb (for sth) ( formal ) owing sth to sb because of sth that they have done for you :

She didn't like to be beholden to anyone.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : archaic past participle of behold , in the otherwise unrecorded sense bound .

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