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owe


Definition: Meaning of, owe in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əʊ /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
owe owed owed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
owing owes
[transitive]
  1. money to need to pay someone for something that they have done for you or sold to you, or to need to give someone back money that they have lent you [↪  borrow, lend]
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  2. something done/given to feel that you should do something for someone or give someone something, because they have done something for you or given something to you
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  3. owe somebody an explanation/apology to feel that you should give someone an explanation of why you did something, or say you are sorry
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  4. help to achieve something to have something or achieve something because of what someone else has done
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  5. help to achieve something to know that someone's help has been important to you in achieving something
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  6. good effect to be successful because of the good effect or influence of something or someone
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  7. owe it to somebody to do something to feel you should do something for someone, because they have helped you or given you support
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  8. owe it to yourself to do something to feel you should try to achieve something because it is what you deserve
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  9. owe loyalty/allegiance etc to somebody to have a duty to obey someone
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  10. think that the world owes you a living to be unwilling to work in order to get things, and expect them to be provided for you - used to show disapproval
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Parts of Speech: noun
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