beholden

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /bɪˈhəʊldən/
• (America) IPA: /bɨˈhoʊldən/

Adjective

beholden (not comparable)

1. Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.

   From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one.

2. Bound by external expectations, such as fashion or morality.

Translations

• French: redevable
• German: verpflichtet, gebunden
• Russian: обя́занный
• Spanish: comprometido

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