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in·debt·ed
(ĭn-dĕt′ĭd)adj.
1. Owing money, goods, or services to someone; in debt.
2. Morally or socially obligated to another; beholden.
[Middle English endetted, from Old French endette, past participle of endetter, to oblige : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + dette, debt; see debt.]
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indebted
(ɪnˈdɛtɪd)adj (postpositive)
1. owing gratitude for help, favours, etc; obligated
2. owing money
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in•debt•ed
(ɪnˈdɛt ɪd)adj.
1. obligated to repay money.
2. obligated for favors or kindness received.
[1175–1225; Middle English endetted < Old French endetté, past participle of endetter to involve in debt (see en-1, debt)]
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Adj. 1. indebted - owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
2. indebted - under a legal obligation to someone
obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
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indebted
adjective grateful, obliged, in debt, obligated, beholden, under an obligation I am deeply indebted to him for his help.
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Translations
مَدين
zadluženýzavázaný
lekötelezett
sem stendur í òakkarskuld
parādā
zobowiązany
zaviazaný
indebted
[ɪnˈdetɪd] ADJ2. (= grateful) I am indebted to you for your help → estoy muy agradecido por su ayuda
we are greatly indebted to Shakespeare for his contribution to English literature → le debemos mucho a Shakespeare por su contribución a la literatura inglesa
we are greatly indebted to Shakespeare for his contribution to English literature → le debemos mucho a Shakespeare por su contribución a la literatura inglesa
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indebted
[ɪnˈdɛtɪd] adj [country, organization, person] → redevable
to be indebted to sb for sth (= owe a debt of gratitude) → être redevable à qn de qch
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indebted
adj
(fig) → verpflichtet ; to be indebted to somebody for something → jdm für etw (zu Dank) verpflichtet sein, für etw in jds Schuld (dat) → stehen ; he’s obviously greatly indebted to Matisse/Steinbeck → er hat offensichtlich Matisse/Steinbeck viel zu verdanken ; thank you very much, I am most indebted to you → vielen Dank, ich stehe zutiefst in Ihrer Schuld (geh)
(Fin) → verschuldet (to sb bei jdm); I was indebted to them for 3,000ドル → ich schuldete ihnen £ 3000, ich war bei ihnen mit £ 3000 verschuldet
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[ɪnˈdɛtɪd] adj (fig) to be indebted to sb (for sth) → essere molto obbligato/a a qn (per or di qc)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
indebted
(inˈdetid) adjective (with to) having reason to be grateful to. I am indebted to you for your help. verskuldig مَدين задлъжнял grato zavázaný; zadlužený zu Dank verpflichtet stå i gæld; være tak skyldig ευγνώμων, υποχρεωμένος agradecido, en deuda con alguien tänu võlgu مدیون kiitollisuudenvelassa redevable חייב आभारी dužan, zahvalan lekötelezett berutang budi sem stendur í þakkarskuld grato 恩のある 은혜를 입은 skolingas parādā [] terhutang budi dank verschuldigd stå i gjeld til zobowiązany مديون grato îndatorat (cuiva pentru ceva) обязанный;признательный zaviazaný (komu) dolžen biti nečiji dužnik tack skyldig ติดหนี้ minnettar 感激的 зобов'язаний مقروض mang ơn 因受惠而感激的
inˈdebtedness noun verskuldigheid دَيْن، مَدْيونيَّه задлъжнялост gratidão zadluženost die Dankesschuld gæld υποχρέωση, χρέος agradecimiento tänuvõlg بدهکاری؛ دین kiitollisuudenvelka dette אֲסִיר תוֹדָה कर्जदारी dugovanje, zaduženost eladósodás; lekötelezettség rasa terima kasih það að vera skuldugur debito, gratitudine 恩義 빚, 은혜, 신세 įsiskolinimas parādi keberhutangan schuldplichtigheid takknemlighetsgjeld zobowiązanie دین gratidão datorie; îndatorire признательность zaviazanosť zadolženost zaduženost tacksamhetsskuld ความเป็นหนี้ minnettarlık 感激 заборгованість; почуття обов'язку احسان مندی sự mang ơn 感激
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