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Meaning of beholden

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

beholden

Pronunciation:/bɪˈhəʊldən//bɨˈhoʊldən/

adjective

Definitions

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

    Example: 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.