beholden
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dən adjective
obligated; indebted: a man beholden to no one.
Related forms
un·be·hold·en, adjective
Synonyms
obliged, bound, grateful, liable.
obliged, bound, grateful, liable.
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| —adj | |
| indebted; obliged; under a moral obligation | |
| [Old English behealden, past participle of behealdan to | |
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Beholden
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example sentences
As a result, customers are beholden to suppliers, and innovations go under-exploited.
The right is beholden to his media power, which could be trained mercilessly on any prospective successor.
But developers aren't necessarily beholden to one specific platform.
No longer would the former general be beholden to venal political parties.
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