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for beholden
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld(p. p. formerly
Beholden, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Beholding.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold,
have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G.
behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.]
To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with
the eyes.
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When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
xxi. 9.
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Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John. i. 29.
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Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Beholden \Be*hold"en\, p. a. [Old p. p. of behold, used in the
primitive sense of the simple verb hold.]
Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.
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But being so beholden to the Prince. --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
behold
v : see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: lay eyes on]
[also: beholden, beheld]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
beholden
adj : under a moral obligation to someone [syn: beholden(p)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
beholden
See behold
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "beholden":
acknowledging, appreciative, beholden to, bound, bounden,
bounden to, cognizant of, committed, crediting, duty-bound,
grateful, in debt, in duty bound, indebted, indebted to,
much obliged, obligate, obligated, obliged, obliged to, pledged,
saddled, sensible, thankful, tied, under obligation
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