Indebted
adjective
Owing gratitude to someone because of help or kindness they have given.
I am deeply indebted to my family for their constant support.
Often appears as...
- deeply indebted
- feel indebted
adjective
Owing money.
Many countries are heavily indebted to international banks.
Often appears as...
- heavily indebted
- become indebted
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Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Owing gratitude to someone because of help or kindness they have given.
I am deeply indebted to my family for their constant support.
Often appears as...
- deeply indebted
- feel indebted
adjective
Owing money.
Many countries are heavily indebted to international banks.
Often appears as...
- heavily indebted
- become indebted
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Indebted' can express a strong emotional feeling of gratitude, not just a formal acknowledgment.
Saving my dog made me feel eternally indebted to you.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Gratitude
'Indebted' is positive, suggesting you're happy to recognize someone's help.
I'm indebted to my mentor for his invaluable advice.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Debt
Being 'indebted' doesn't mean you owe money but you feel you owe thanks.
Her kindness leaves me feeling indebted, though I could never repay her.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Indebted' can express a strong emotional feeling of gratitude, not just a formal acknowledgment.
Saving my dog made me feel eternally indebted to you.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Gratitude
'Indebted' is positive, suggesting you're happy to recognize someone's help.
I'm indebted to my mentor for his invaluable advice.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Debt
Being 'indebted' doesn't mean you owe money but you feel you owe thanks.
Her kindness leaves me feeling indebted, though I could never repay her.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Indebted' can express a strong emotional feeling of gratitude, not just a formal acknowledgment.
Saving my dog made me feel eternally indebted to you.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Gratitude
'Indebted' is positive, suggesting you're happy to recognize someone's help.
I'm indebted to my mentor for his invaluable advice.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Debt
Being 'indebted' doesn't mean you owe money but you feel you owe thanks.
Her kindness leaves me feeling indebted, though I could never repay her.
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The language of being...
The best definition would be something like an extreme grace or an extreme humility. But that doesn't quite get the job done. So I'll give you an example. If two gentlemen were walking by each other, it'd be very common for the first one to say, which means, "I am indebted to you." The other gentlemen would respond back,
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How my son's short life...
that affects children under the age of five, and she said that yes, we were invited to visit her lab. So next we talked on the phone, and one of the first things she said to me was that she couldn't possibly imagine how we felt, and that Thomas had given the ultimate sacrifice, and that she seemed to feel indebted to us.
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What is a gift economy?...
with someone always indebted to someone else. Repaying a gift immediately, or with something of exactly equal value, may be read as ending the social relationship. So, are gift economies exclusive to small-scale societies outside the industrialized world? Not quite. For one thing, even in these cultures,
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How state budgets are...
different cultures around the world to be able to incorporate some of the learning from those cultures and to incorporate that into your business decisions is essential to success I have three degrees from Cornell so I'd say just about everything that has prepared me came from Cornell and I am indebted
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Laura Schulz: The...
One is about a problem of generalization, and the other is about a problem of causal reasoning. And although I'm going to talk about work in my lab, this work is inspired by and indebted to a field. I'm grateful to mentors, colleagues, and collaborators around the world.
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Founding Father's Real...
he was in debt a great deal the tobacco industry was manipulated controlled by London merchants and he spent much of his life trying to escape from being indebted luckily he sees a way out of this tobacco trap by switching to wheat
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How fiction can change...
which are now conventional and commonplace. Similarly, novels have helped shape the minds of thought leaders across history. Some scholars say that Darwin's theory of evolution is highly indebted to the plots he read and loved.
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Journey into the Deep...
what people need to know is they are a part of nature and as part of nature they depend on coral reefs education is everything and we failed to educate people that they are deeply indebted
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The global learning...
And together with millions of other Tunisians, I'm deeply indebted to that historic decision. And that's what brought me here today, because today, we are facing a global learning crisis.
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Deathly Ill in a Thai...
I got this far it's I'm gonna get home I'm indebted to my mum to her perseverance to her courage it's just a mother's love for his son that's what got me out
Video examples
The language of being...
The best definition would be something like an extreme grace or an extreme humility. But that doesn't quite get the job done. So I'll give you an example. If two gentlemen were walking by each other, it'd be very common for the first one to say, which means, "I am indebted to you." The other gentlemen would respond back,
Video examples
How my son's short life...
that affects children under the age of five, and she said that yes, we were invited to visit her lab. So next we talked on the phone, and one of the first things she said to me was that she couldn't possibly imagine how we felt, and that Thomas had given the ultimate sacrifice, and that she seemed to feel indebted to us.
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
with someone always indebted to someone else. Repaying a gift immediately, or with something of exactly equal value, may be read as ending the social relationship. So, are gift economies exclusive to small-scale societies outside the industrialized world? Not quite. For one thing, even in these cultures,
Video examples
How state budgets are...
different cultures around the world to be able to incorporate some of the learning from those cultures and to incorporate that into your business decisions is essential to success I have three degrees from Cornell so I'd say just about everything that has prepared me came from Cornell and I am indebted
Video examples
Laura Schulz: The...
One is about a problem of generalization, and the other is about a problem of causal reasoning. And although I'm going to talk about work in my lab, this work is inspired by and indebted to a field. I'm grateful to mentors, colleagues, and collaborators around the world.
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Founding Father's Real...
he was in debt a great deal the tobacco industry was manipulated controlled by London merchants and he spent much of his life trying to escape from being indebted luckily he sees a way out of this tobacco trap by switching to wheat
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How fiction can change...
which are now conventional and commonplace. Similarly, novels have helped shape the minds of thought leaders across history. Some scholars say that Darwin's theory of evolution is highly indebted to the plots he read and loved.
Video examples
Journey into the Deep...
what people need to know is they are a part of nature and as part of nature they depend on coral reefs education is everything and we failed to educate people that they are deeply indebted
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The global learning...
And together with millions of other Tunisians, I'm deeply indebted to that historic decision. And that's what brought me here today, because today, we are facing a global learning crisis.
Video examples
Deathly Ill in a Thai...
I got this far it's I'm gonna get home I'm indebted to my mum to her perseverance to her courage it's just a mother's love for his son that's what got me out
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Judy Collins
American Musician
I am just glad that I can take the music to the people who want to hear it. I love my audiences. I am deeply indebted to them for giving me the chance to sing my concerts, make records, and do what I love. Whatever people call it, it is great to have a voice!
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Rachel Lindsay
American Celebrity
I feel very indebted to my job. I support the loyalty that they've given me - it's very rare, especially in my profession, that you find people who are not just supportive of who you are as a person, but supportive of you finding love and your happiness.
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James Madison
American President
To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
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Jacob Zuma
South African Statesman
I am forever indebted to the ANC, the liberation movement I have served almost all my life.
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David Garrick
English Actor
You are indebted to you imagination for three-fourths of your importance.
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Ray Comfort
New Zealander Clergyman
Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.
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Spencer Dinwiddie
American Basketball Player
They gave me my chance, and I'm forever indebted to Brooklyn.
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Tim Howard
American Athlete
David Moyes is someone I'm forever indebted to.
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Edward Young
English Poet
Truth never was indebted to a lie.
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Judy Collins
American Musician
I am just glad that I can take the music to the people who want to hear it. I love my audiences. I am deeply indebted to them for giving me the chance to sing my concerts, make records, and do what I love. Whatever people call it, it is great to have a voice!
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Rachel Lindsay
American Celebrity
I feel very indebted to my job. I support the loyalty that they've given me - it's very rare, especially in my profession, that you find people who are not just supportive of who you are as a person, but supportive of you finding love and your happiness.
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James Madison
American President
To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
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Jacob Zuma
South African Statesman
I am forever indebted to the ANC, the liberation movement I have served almost all my life.
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David Garrick
English Actor
You are indebted to you imagination for three-fourths of your importance.
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Ray Comfort
New Zealander Clergyman
Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.
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Spencer Dinwiddie
American Basketball Player
They gave me my chance, and I'm forever indebted to Brooklyn.
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Tim Howard
American Athlete
David Moyes is someone I'm forever indebted to.
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Edward Young
English Poet
Truth never was indebted to a lie.
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