English-Dutch translations for beholden

• schatplichtig
• verplicht
  Laat ik duidelijk zijn: we hebben een verplichting tegenover de mensen die terecht resultaten eisen. Let me be clear: we are beholden to the people, who rightly demand results.
  De Europese Unie is verplicht haar verantwoordelijkheid ten aanzien van Turkije serieus te nemen en zij moet ervoor zorgen dat Turkije zich deel van Europa kan voelen. It is beholden on the European Union to take seriously its responsibilities for Turkey and ensure that Turkey feels part of the European family.

Definition of beholden

• Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged
• Bound by external expectations, such as fashion or morality

Examples

• From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one

Related words

• beholder
• eye of the beholder
• beauty is in the eye of the beholder