Definitions for oweoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oweoʊ(v.)owed, ow•ing.
(v.t.)to be under obligation to pay or repay, or to render:
I owe him a dollar. She owes me an apology.
to be in debt to.
to be indebted or beholden for:
to owe one's fame to good fortune.
to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something.
Obs. to possess; own.
(v.i.)to be in debt.
Origin of owe:
bef. 900; ME owen to possess, be under obligation, have to pay, OE āgan to possess, c. OFris āga, OHG eigan, ON eiga. Cf. own, ought
Princeton's WordNet
owe(verb)
be obliged to pay or repay
owe(verb)
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
"This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
owe(verb)
be in debt
"She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
owe(verb)ʊ
to be required to pay back money you have borrowed
I owe you $20 for the ticket.; They haven't paid back the money they owe.
oweʊ
to feel grateful to sb, because they have helped you
I owe my parents so much for all the help they gave me.
oweʊ
to have a duty to do sth for sb
You owe her an apology.; We owe it to the rest of the staff to try to make the business work.
Wiktionary
owe(Verb)
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
owe(Verb)
To have debt, to be in debt.
Translations for owe
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- skuld, verskuldig weesAfrikaans
- يَكونُ مَديناArabic
- дължаBulgarian
- deverPortuguese (BR)
- dlužitCzech
- schuldenGerman
- skyldeDanish
- οφείλω, χρωστώGreek
- deberSpanish
- võlgnemaEstonian
- بدهکار بودنFarsi
- olla velkaaFinnish
- devoirFrench
- לִהיוֹת חַייָבHebrew
- ऋणी होनाHindi
- dugovatiCroatian
- tartozik vkinek vmivelHungarian
- meminjam, berhutangIndonesian
- skuldaIcelandic
- dovereItalian
- 借りているJapanese
- 금전상의 빚이 있다Korean
- būti skolingamLithuanian
- būt parādāLatvian
- berhutangMalay
- schuldig zijnDutch
- skyldeNorwegian
- być winnymPolish
- بدهکار بودنPersian
- بد كارPashto
- deverPortuguese
- a datoraRomanian
- быть должным, задолжатьRussian
- dlhovať, byť dlžnýSlovak
- dolgovatiSlovenian
- dugovatiSerbian
- vara skyldigSwedish
- เป็นหนี้Thai
- borcu olmakTurkish
- 欠債Chinese (Trad.)
- бути винним, заборгуватиUkrainian
- مقروض ہوناUrdu
- nợVietnamese
- 欠债Chinese (Simp.)
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