Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Beholden /bĭh-ōl'-dən/ · Be·hold·en · IPA /bɪˈhoʊldən/ 01 p. a. Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. 1. Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. “But being so beholden to the Prince.” — Tennyson.