indebted
Syllables: in·debt·ed/ɪnˈdɛtɪd/
indebted is the simple past and past participle of indebt.
Adjective
indebted (comparative more indebted, superlative most indebted)
- Obligated, especially financially.
- One of China’s poorest and most indebted provinces has admitted defeat in trying to sort out its finances and is appealing to Beijing for help to avert default.2023 April 27, Laura He, “China may have to bail out one of its poorest provinces”, in CNN Business
- Owing gratitude for a service or favour.
- We are indebted to an officer serving with the B.L.A. for sending us a copy of a fine coloured lithographed poster, reproduced above, which he found in the German Control Headquarters of the Belgian Railways in Brussels.1945 November and December, Railway Magazine, page 353, image caption
- 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.2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
Meaning of indebt
Verb
indebt (third-person singular simple present indebts, present participle indebting, simple past and past participle indebted)
- To bring into debt; to place under obligation.
Synonyms of indebted
Forms of indebted
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | endebted |
| alternative form (obsolete) | addebted |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more indebted |
| superlative | most indebted |
Words formed from indebted
Questions about indebted
- What does indebted mean?
- Indebted means obligated, especially financially.
- What is indebted the simple past and past participle of?
- Indebted is the simple past and past participle of indebt.
- What part of speech is indebted?
- Indebted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce indebted?
- Indebted is pronounced /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/.
Words near indebted in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: indebted (page history and authors); indebt (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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