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Synonyms for owe
oʊowe
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Princeton's WordNet
oweverb
be obliged to pay or repay
oweverb
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
"This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
oweverb
be in debt
"She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
Editors Contribution
debt
something, typically money, that is owed or due.
i am not in debt anymore!
Submitted by JP03 on October 27, 2014
Dictionary of English Synonymes
oweverb
Synonyms:
be indebted to, be bound to payoweverb
Synonyms:
be obliged to ascribe to, be obliged for, have to attribute to
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How to use owe in a sentence?
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance:
To the survivors : I owe and we owe an immense debt of courage to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
The sensual and spiritual are linked together by a mysterious bond, sensed by our emotions, though hidden from our eyes. To this double nature of the visible and invisible world -- to the profound longing for the latter, coupled with the feeling of the sweet necessity for the former, we owe all sound and logical systems of philosophy, truly based on the immutable principles of our nature, just as from the same source arise the most senseless enthusiasms.
What was I to this world if not a beacon of light shining upon those who couldn’t scan the internet for their own hilarious and entertaining comic relief? i guess what I am trying to say is that you’re welcome and you owe me big time.
We must not risk the loss of mutual capability or weakening of collective effort across Europe, we owe that to all our citizens across Europe.
Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson:
The speed at which this investigation has moved today has been nothing less than incredible, we owe that to the outpouring of support and tips from the Blacksburg, Christansburg and Montgomery County communities.
Translations for owe
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- ندينArabic
- dlužitCzech
- schulden, schuldig sein, verdankenGerman
- χρωστάω, χρωστώGreek
- estar en deuda, adeudar, deberSpanish
- مدیون بودن, بدهکار بودنPersian
- [[olla]] [[veloissa]], [[olla]] [[velkaa]]Finnish
- devoirFrench
- कर्जदारHindi
- tartozikHungarian
- dovereItalian
- 負う, 借りがあるJapanese
- 빚지고 있다Korean
- debeoLatin
- berhutangMalay
- schuldig zijnDutch
- być winnym, mieć dług, winić, [[być]] [[zobowiązany]]mPolish
- deverPortuguese
- быть в долгу, должен, должна, быть должным, быть обязанным, должныRussian
- дуговати, dugovatiSerbo-Croatian
- vara skyldigSwedish
- borçlu olmakTurkish
- واجب الاداUrdu
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