indebted

1. imp. & p. p. of Indebt Source: opted

2. a. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. Source: opted

3. a. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Source: opted

4. adj. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc Source: wordnet

5. adj. under a legal obligation to someone Source: wordnet

6. 1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton. 2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper. Source: webster

7. j:100 s. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc s. under a legal obligation to someone Source: ecdict

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