"indebted" meaning in English

See indebted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/ Audio: en-us-indebted.ogg Forms: more indebted [comparative], most indebted [superlative], endebted [alternative], addebted [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} indebted (comparative more indebted, superlative most indebted)
  1. Obligated, especially financially. Translations (obligated to someone): borclu (Azerbaijani), задлъжнял (zadlǎžnjal) (Bulgarian), endeutat (Catalan), verschuldigd (Dutch), velkaa (Finnish), endetté (French), ऋणी (ŕṇī) (Hindi), indebitato (Italian), noho nama (Maori), ऋणी (ruṇī) [feminine, masculine] (Marathi), zobowiązany [masculine] (Polish), endividado (Portuguese), dator (Romanian), îndatorat (Romanian), endeudado (Spanish), encalillado (Spanish), skyldig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-indebted-en-adj-UpvT75RF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 16 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 13 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 82 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of 'obligated to someone': 96 4
  2. (usually with to) Owing gratitude for a service or favour. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-indebted-en-adj-2IKBe5m3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beholden, obliged

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/ Audio: en-us-indebted.ogg Forms: endebted [alternative], addebted [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} indebted
  1. simple past and past participle of indebt Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: indebt
    Sense id: en-indebted-en-verb-KHtijFyJ

Alternative forms

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