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owe O0000100 (ō)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. [Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, to possess; see aik- in Indo-European roots.]owe (əʊ) vb (mainly tr) 1. to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of2. (intr) 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)[Old English āgan to have (C12: to have to); related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan]owe (oʊ) v. owed, ow•ing. v.t. 1. to be under obligation to pay or repay, or to render: I owe him a dollar. She owes me an apology. 2. to be in debt to. 3. to be indebted or beholden for: to owe one's fame to good fortune. 4. to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something. 5. Obs. to possess; own. v.i. 6. to be in debt. [before 900; Middle English owen to possess, be under obligation, have to pay, Old English āgan to possess, c. Old Frisian āga, Old High German eigan, Old Norse eiga. compare own, ought] owe Past participle: owed Gerund: owing
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I owe | you owe | he/she/it owes | we owe | you owe | they owe |
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I owed | you owed | he/she/it owed | we owed | you owed | they owed |
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I am owing | you are owing | he/she/it is owing | we are owing | you are owing | they are owing |
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I have owed | you have owed | he/she/it has owed | we have owed | you have owed | they have owed |
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I was owing | you were owing | he/she/it was owing | we were owing | you were owing | they were owing |
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I had owed | you had owed | he/she/it had owed | we had owed | you had owed | they had owed |
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I will owe | you will owe | he/she/it will owe | we will owe | you will owe | they will owe |
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I will have owed | you will have owed | he/she/it will have owed | we will have owed | you will have owed | they will have owed |
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I will be owing | you will be owing | he/she/it will be owing | we will be owing | you will be owing | they will be owing |
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I have been owing | you have been owing | he/she/it has been owing | we have been owing | you have been owing | they have been owing |
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I will have been owing | you will have been owing | he/she/it will have been owing | we will have been owing | you will have been owing | they will have been owing |
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I had been owing | you had been owing | he/she/it had been owing | we had been owing | you had been owing | they had been owing |
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I would owe | you would owe | he/she/it would owe | we would owe | you would owe | they would owe |
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I would have owed | you would have owed | he/she/it would have owed | we would have owed | you would have owed | they would have owed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | owe - be obliged to pay or repaychalk up, run up - accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening" | | 2. | owe - be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"build on, build upon, repose on, rest on - be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?" | | 3. | owe - be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"mortgage - put up as security or collateralbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
oweverb be in debt (to), be in arrears (to), be overdrawn (by), be beholden to, be under an obligation to, be obligated or indebted (to) He owes me over £100.Translationsowe (əu) verb to be in debt to. I owe (him) $10. 欠債 欠债ˈowing adjective still to be paid. There is some money still owing (to us). 未付的 未付的owing to because of. Owing to the rain, the football has been cancelled. 由於 由于 owing to is used to mean `because of': The shop is closed owing to (not due to) the manager's illness . due to is used to mean `caused by': The accident was believed to be due to his negligence . - What do I owe you? → 我欠您多少钱?
- You owe me ... → 您欠我...
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owe it to (someone or oneself) to (do something)To have an obligation or duty to do something for the sake of someone or oneself. We owe it to our parents to look after them as they get older. You need to stop worrying about work—you owe it to yourself to enjoy the weekends with your family.See also: owepound of fleshA debt or punishment, especially a cruel or unreasonable one, that is harshly insisted upon. An allusion to Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender Shylock demands he be paid the pound of flesh promised as collateral for a loan. The victim of the incident, while only sustaining superficial injuries, is demanding his pound of flesh from the nightclub owner following the court ruling. Be very careful about taking out loans that you can't repay right away, or you will have collectors coming after you for a pound of flesh.See also: flesh, of, poundowe (one) oneTo be indebted to one for something they did. Thanks for not ratting me out to the boss about being late this morning—I owe you one! OK, you can borrow my car, but you owe me one!See also: one, owethink the world owes (one) a livingTo believe that one is entitled to financial wellbeing or a comfortable life without having to work for it. Our parents worked every day of their lives to give us a better, more comfortable life, so it isn't a complete surprise that kids of my generation grew up thinking the world owes them a living.See also: living, owe, think, worldowe (something) to (someone or something)1. To be obliged to give or pay something back to someone or something else. I owe a new bike to David because I got his run over by a street cleaner. We owe about $1,500 to the bank for the loan we used to pay for our wedding.2. To attribute one's possession or acquisition of something to someone or something else. I truly owe my happiness to you—I love you so much. The country owes its wealth and global influence to the vast mineral reserves buried in its hills.See also: oweowe (one) a debt of gratitudeTo be extremely thankful or grateful to one for something one did. I owe my parents a debt of gratitude for all their support over the years. Without them, there's no way I could have gotten where I am today. She really went above and beyond to help me get set up in this city, so I owe her a huge debt of gratitude.See also: debt, gratitude, of, oweowe a debt of gratitude to (someone)To be extremely thankful or grateful to one for something one did. I owe a debt of gratitude to my parents for all their support over the years. Without them, there's no way I could have gotten where I am today. She really went above and beyond to help me get set up in this city, so I owe a huge debt of gratitude to her.See also: debt, gratitude, of, oweI owe you one.Inf. Thank you, now I owe you a favor.; I owe you something similar in return. Bob: I put the extra copy of the book on your desk. Sue: Thanks, I owe you one. Bill: Let me pay for your drink. Bob: Thanks a lot, I owe you one.See also: one, oweowe someone a debt of gratitudea large amount of thanks owed to someone who deserves gratitude. (Actually payment of the debt is owed.) We owe you a debt of gratitude for all you have done for us.See also: debt, gratitude, of, oweowe something (to someone) (for something)to be under obligation to pay or repay someone for something. I owe forty dollars to Ann for the dinner. I owe money for the gift to Ann. I still owe money for the gift. Do you still owe money to Ann?*pound of fleshFig. a payment or punishment that involves suffering and sacrifice on the part of the person being punished. (*Typically: give someone ~; owe someone ~; pay someone ~; take ~.) He wants revenge. He won't be satisfied until he takes his pound of flesh.See also: flesh, of, poundpound of fleshA debt whose payment is harshly insisted on, as in The other members of the cartel all want their pound of flesh from Brazil. This expression alludes to the scene in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (4:1) where the moneylender Shylock demands the pound of flesh promised him in payment for a loan, and Portia responds that he may have it but without an ounce of blood (since blood was not promised). [c. 1600] See also: flesh, of, poundthink something/someone owes you a living If someone thinks someone or something owes them a living, they think that person or thing should give them the money they need to live. Nobody owes you a living — you need to work hard for yourself. He was given everything, and grew up thinking the world owes him a living.See also: living, owe, someone, something, thinkowe someone one INFORMALIf you owe someone one, you feel very grateful to them for something they have done for you. `I've got the engine going again.' `Thanks, mate — I owe you one!'See also: one, owe, someoneowe someone one feel indebted to someone. informal 1990 Paul Auster The Music of Chance ‘I guess I owe you one,’ Floyd said, patting Nashe's back in an awkward show of gratitude. See also: one, owe, someonesomeone or something owes you a living used to express disapproval of someone who expects to receive financial support or other benefits without doing any work.See also: living, owe, someone, something(think) the world ˌowes you a ˈliving (disapproving) (think that) society is responsible for doing everything for you and you should not have to make any effort yourself: Why don’t you go out and get a job? The world doesn’t owe you a living, you know.See also: living, owe, worldowe tov.1. To be in debt by some amount to someone: I owe $100 to my brother.2. To have something because of something or someone else: The family owed its wealth to oil. I owe my rosy complexion to my mother.See also: oweowe
owev. to have a legal duty to pay funds to another. However, to owe does not make the amount "payable" if the date for payment has not yet arrived. (See: debt, due, payable) Owe
OweTo be required to repay money or another asset to an individual, company, or other organization. One owes a debt after one has borrowed money or another asset. In business and government, debt is often owed in the form of bonds, which are securities entitling the bearer to repayment at the appropriate time(s). Occasionally, especially for personal loans, debt is owed without interest or other compensation; one simply owes what was lent. This is exceedingly rare in business and a debtor almost always owes a creditor a certain amount of interest, representing the time value of money.OWE
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Synonyms for oweverb be in debt (to)Synonyms- be in debt (to)
- be in arrears (to)
- be overdrawn (by)
- be beholden to
- be under an obligation to
- be obligated or indebted (to)
Words related to oweverb be obliged to pay or repayRelated Wordsverb be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual senseRelated Words- build on
- build upon
- repose on
- rest on
verb be in debtRelated Words |