Associations to the word «Beholden»

Wiktionary

BEHOLDEN, adjective. Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; bound by moral obligation; indebted; obliged.

Dictionary definition

BEHOLDEN, adjective. Under a moral obligation to someone.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras