[pen nī bunkhun] (v, exp) EN: be indebted to s.o. (for help/support/encouragement) ; be under an obligation ; owe a debt of gratitude (to) ; be beholden (to) ; owe a lot to s.o. ; be grateful to s.o. for sth
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Indebted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indebting. ] [ OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt. See Debt. ] To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. [ 1913 Webster ]
By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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