Aeschylus is not beholden to the rules of North and Hillard.
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Beholden
//bɪˈhəʊldən//
Synonyms for "beholden" (28 found)
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16 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- задължен adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
- признателен adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
Dutch
2 entries- schatplichtig adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
- verplicht adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
French
1 entries- redevable adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
German
2 entries- gebunden adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
- verpflichtet adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
Hindi
1 entries- बाध्य adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
Middle English
1 entries- biholden adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
Russian
2 entries- обя́занный adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
- призна́тельный adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
Spanish
4 entries- adeudante adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
- comprometido adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
- encalillado adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
- endeudado adj (obligated, bound by moral obligation)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I won't be beholden to special interests.
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He won't be beholden to special interests.
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She won't be beholden to special interests.
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