indebted
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5.6
- adjective
- /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/
:
agradecido
- He felt indebted to his mentor for guiding him throughout his career.
- deeply indebted
- greatly indebted
- indebted to colleagues
Well, anyway, Jeff Bridges, you are a very special cool spirit and we're indebted to you.
- Well, anyway, Jeff Bridges, you are a very special cool spirit and we're indebted to you.
- It's, it's kind of unclear precisely what he thinks and how indebted he was to traditional Greek religion.
- And I'm indebted to the two of you so much for starting that conversation and bringing us to you and you to the Nieman Foundation.
- So by giving the people how TOS, they feel indebted to you.
- And teachers like Professor Ed Shaw at Princeton, I feel in incredibly indebted too these days.
- But yeah, it's so incredibly indebted to the owner of this house for allowing us to stay here when her plans were to.
Examples
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But the problem was I then felt really indebted to this person who helped get me the job.
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I am much indebted to you.
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And as always, I am so indebted to you for watching.
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The people of this country are indebted to you.
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I would be ever indebted to you if you could be here with me.
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We are all forever indebted to him.
Academic text (2015) -
May I know, sir, to whom am I so indebted?
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I'm deeply indebted to both of you.
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We are greatly indebted to the many families who participated in this study.
Academic text (2014) -
For this information, I am indebted to my colleague Jaime Ferran.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
56
3.2
Showing thanks for someone's help or a gift
32
8.0
Feeling that you should repay someone for their help
Antonyms
How Indebted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indebted comes from being in a debt, where 'debt' means 'to owe' something, usually money. So we now use indebted to say you 'owe' someone a favor or feel very thankful to them, as if you must pay that 'debt' back.