| 释义 |
owe
I. \ˈō\ verb
(owed \ˈōd\ ; or archaic ought \ˈȯt\ ; owed or archaic ought ; owing ; owes)
Etymology: Middle English owe, ogh & oweth, ogh (1st & 3d person singular present indicative respectively of owen to possess, own, owe, past owede, oughte), from Old English āh (1st & 3d person singular present indicative of āgan to possess, own, owe, past āhte); akin to Old High German eigun (1st & 3d person plural present indicative) possess, have, Old Norse ā (1st & 3d person singular present indicative) possess, have, am obliged (infin. eiga), Gothic aih (1st & 3d person singular present indicative) possess, have, Sanskrit īśe he possesses, owns
transitive verb
1.
a. archaic : possess, own
b. dialect England : to claim as one's possession
c. : to have or bear (a specified feeling or relation) to someone or something
< owes his master a grudge >
2.
a.
(1) : to be under an obligation to pay or repay in return for something received : be indebted in the sum of
< owes me five dollars >
(2) : to be under obligation to render (as duty or service)
< the homage which man owes his Creator — M.W.Baldwin >
b. : to have an obligation to on account of something done or received : be indebted to
< owes the grocer for supplies >
3. : to have or possess as something derived or bestowed : be indebted or obliged for
< owed his wealth to his father >
< owes his fame chiefly to his professional activities — Dumas Malone >
intransitive verb
1. : to be in debt
< owes for his house >
2. obsolete : to be under obligations to someone
II. \ˈ(y)ō\
dialect England
variant of ewe |