beholden

== English == === Alternative forms === beholding (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English biholden (“beholden, obligated”), past participle of biholden (“to behold, look at”, modern behold), though that verb does not mean "to bind, obligate". === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈhəʊldən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /bɪˈhoʊldən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /bɪˈhəʉldən/ Rhymes: -əʊldən Hyphenation: be‧hol‧den === Adjective === beholden (not comparable) (usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty. ==== Derived terms ==== beholdenness unbeholden ==== Translations ====