Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
BEHOLDEN
beholden
(adjective) under a moral obligation to someone
BEHOLD
behold, lay eyes on
(verb) see with attention; “behold Christ!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
beholden (not comparable)
Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
Bound by external expectations, such as fashion or morality.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*hold"en, p. a. Etym: [Old p. p. of behold, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold.]
Definition: Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. But being so beholden to the Prince. Tennyson.
BEHOLD
Be*hold", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld ( (p. p. formerly Beholden (, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding.] Etym: [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.]
Definition: To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29.
Syn.
– To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
Be*hold", v. i.
Definition: To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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