owe

Definition of Owe in English :

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Verb

1. owe

be obliged to pay or repay

2. owe

be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense

Example Sentences:
'This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory'

3. owe

be in debt

Example Sentences:
'She owes me $200'
'I still owe for the car'
'The thesis owes much to his adviser'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Owe

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verb (mainly tr)

1.

to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of

2. (intransitive)

to be in debt

he still owes for his house

3. (often foll by to)

to have as a result (of)

he owes his success to chance

4.

to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc

to owe somebody thanks

to owe it to oneself to rest

5.

to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge)

Owe

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verb transitiveWord forms: owed or ˈowing

1.

to have an obligation to pay; be indebted to the amount of

2.

to have or feel the need to do, give, etc., as because of gratitude

3.

to have or cherish (a certain feeling) toward another

now only in owe a grudge

4.

to be indebted to someone for the existence of

5. Obsolete

to own; have

verb intransitive

6.

to be in debt

Owe

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v. owed, ow·ing, owes

v.tr.

1. To be indebted to the amount of: He owes me five dollars.

2. To have a moral or legal obligation to render or offer: I owe them an apology.

3. To be in debt to: We owe the plumber for services rendered.

4. To be indebted or obliged for: owed their riches to oil; owes her good health to diet and exercise.

5. To bear (a certain feeling) toward a person or persons: You seem to owe your neighbors a grudge.

6. Archaic To have as a possession; own.

v.intr.

To be in debt: She still owes for the car.

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