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owe — [ əu ] verb transitive *** 1. ) if you owe someone money, you have to give them a particular amount of money because you have bought something from them or borrowed money from them. Money that you owe is called a debt: Tell me how much I owe, and … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
owe — ► VERB 1) be required to pay (money or goods) to (someone) in return for something received. 2) be morally obliged to show (gratitude, respect, etc.) or to offer (an explanation) to (someone). 3) (owe something to) have something because of. 4)… … English terms dictionary
owe */*/*/ — UK [əʊ] / US [oʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms owe : present tense I/you/we/they owe he/she/it owes present participle owing past tense owed past participle owed 1) if you owe someone money, you have to give them a particular amount of money… … English dictionary
owe — verb 1》 have an obligation to pay (money or goods) to (someone) in return for something received. 2》 be under a moral obligation to show (gratitude, respect, etc.) or to offer (an explanation) to (someone). 3》 (owe something to) have something… … English new terms dictionary
owe — W3S2 [əu US ou] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2¦(something done/given)¦ 3 owe somebody an explanation/apology 4¦(help to achieve something)¦ 5¦(good effect)¦ 6 owe it to somebody to do something 7 owe it to yourself to do something 8 owe… … Dictionary of contemporary English
owe — [əʊ ǁ oʊ] verb [transitive] FINANCE to have not yet paid someone money you should pay them, or to have not yet paid back money you borrowed: • She owes taxes for the past three years. owe somebody something (for something) • He owes the company… … Financial and business terms
Owe — ([=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owed} ([=o]d), ({Ought} ([add]t) obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Owing} ([=o] [i^]ng).] [OE. owen, awen, aghen, to have, own, have (to do), hence, owe, AS. [=a]gan to have; akin to G. eigen, a., own, Icel. eiga to have, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
owe it to (someone) to (do something) — to have a duty to do something for someone. We owe it to our students to figure out how we can help them get a education … New idioms dictionary
owe your allegiance to — owe your allegiance/loyalty/obedience/to phrase to have an obligation to be loyal to someone or something, or a duty to obey them Catholic churches owe their allegiance to the Pope. Thesaurus: to be responsible for somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
owe your loyalty to — owe your allegiance/loyalty/obedience/to phrase to have an obligation to be loyal to someone or something, or a duty to obey them Catholic churches owe their allegiance to the Pope. Thesaurus: to be responsible for somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
