beholden en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈhəʉldən/ (Australia)
- /bɪˈhoʊldən/ (Canada, General-American)
- audio Queensland
- /bɪˈhəʊldən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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".
Meanings
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(followed by 'to', not-comparable, usually) Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.
But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which [Justin] Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).
2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one.
There is much to dislike about the proposed constitution, which will keep elected governments beholden to a senate nominated by the junta and to a suite of meddling committees.
2017 January 14, “Thailand's new king rejects the army's proposed constitution”, in The Economist:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beholding | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
hi बाध्य (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · ru призна́тельный (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · nl schatplichtig (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · nl verplicht (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · ru обя́занный (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · es comprometido (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · enm biholden (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · es obligado (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · de gebunden (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · es endeudado (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · bg признателен (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · fr redevable (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · es adeudante (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · de verpflichtet (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · es encalillado (obligated, bound by moral obligation) · bg задължен (obligated, bound by moral obligation)