beholden
adjective (no -er form used; old use); in the tales often «beholden to»
Everyday
To be beholden to someone is to feel you owe them thanks because they helped you. tree →
In the lessons
in tales, a hero who has been helped says he is beholden to the one who saved him; a grateful, polite way to say «I owe you»
Examples
- I am beholden to you for my life. tree →
- The poor boy was beholden to the kind old woman. tree →
- Thank you; I shall never forget that I am beholden to you. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «beholden» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «beholden» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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