Owe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əʊ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Owe is a verb meaning (ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
Meaning
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
- (transitive) To have as a cause; used with to.
Example Sentences
VVe owe God a death, and we can but die:
I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.
This time I'll cover for you, but now you owe me a favour.
The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.
Word Forms
- owes
- owed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include repayable, pay, have, deserve, credit, need.
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