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Webster 1913 Edition

Indebted

In-debt′ed

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Adj.
1.
Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden.
By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted
and discharged.
Milton.
2.
Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due;
as, we are
indebted
to our parents for their care of us in infancy;
indebted
to friends for help and encouragement.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition

Indebted

INDEBT'ED

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Adj.
indet'ted.
1.
Being in debt; having incurred a debt; held or obliged to pay. A is indebted to B; he is indebted in a large sum, or to a large amount.
2.
Obliged by something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due. We are indebted in our parents for their care of us in infancy and youth. We are indebted to God for life. We are indebted to the christian religion for many of the advantages, and much of the refinement of modern times.

Definition 2024

indebted

indebted

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indebted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of indebt

Adjective

indebted ‎(comparative more indebted, superlative most indebted)

  1. (usually with to) Obligated, especially financially.
    • 2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
      And Ferguson was largely indebted to young keeper David de Gea, who has had his critics this season but made crucial saves to keep United in contention as they came under concerted pressure in the closing stages.

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