owe ( )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 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  gan, 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 of
2. (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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | owe - be obliged to pay or repay |
| 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 collateral be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
owe
verb 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.
Translations
owe [əʊ]
A. VT (gen) → deber
to owe sb £2 → deber dos libras a algn
I'll owe it to you → te lo quedo a deber
to owe sb for a meal → deber a algn una comida
he claims he is still owed for the work → asegura que todavía se le debe dinero por el trabajo
he owes his life to a lucky chance → debe su vida a una casualidad
he owes his talent to his mother → le debe su talento a su madre
to what do I owe the honour of your visit? → ¿a qué debo el honor de su visita?
you owe it to yourself to come → venir es un deber que tienes contigo mismo
I owe it to her to confess → mi deber con ella me obliga a confesarlo
I think I owe you an explanation → creo que es necesaria una explicación
see also allegiance
to owe sb £2 → deber dos libras a algn
I'll owe it to you → te lo quedo a deber
to owe sb for a meal → deber a algn una comida
he claims he is still owed for the work → asegura que todavía se le debe dinero por el trabajo
he owes his life to a lucky chance → debe su vida a una casualidad
he owes his talent to his mother → le debe su talento a su madre
to what do I owe the honour of your visit? → ¿a qué debo el honor de su visita?
you owe it to yourself to come → venir es un deber que tienes contigo mismo
I owe it to her to confess → mi deber con ella me obliga a confesarlo
I think I owe you an explanation → creo que es necesaria una explicación
see also allegiance
owe [ˈəʊ] vt
[+ money] → devoir
to owe sb sth → devoir qch à qn
I owe you 50 euros → Je te dois cinquante euros.
You owe me five pounds → Tu me dois cinq livres.
to owe sth to sb → devoir qch à qn
to owe sb sth → devoir qch à qn
I owe you 50 euros → Je te dois cinquante euros.
You owe me five pounds → Tu me dois cinq livres.
to owe sth to sb → devoir qch à qn
(moral obligation) [+ apology, thanks, explanation] → devoir
to owe sb sth → devoir qch à qn
I owe him my life → Je lui dois la vie.
I owe you an apology → Je vous dois des excuses.
We owe you our thanks, Dr Marlowe → Nous vous devons des remerciements Dr Marlowe.
Neither he nor Melanie owe me any explanation → Ni lui, ni Melanie ne me doivent d'explication.
Alfred owed everything to him → Alfred lui devait tout.
to owe it to sb
Of course she would have to send a letter; she owed it to the family → Bien sûr, il faudrait qu'elle envoie une lettre: elle le devait à la famille.
to owe it to sb to do sth → devoir à qn de faire qch
I can't go. I owe it to him to stay and help → Je ne peux pas partir. Je lui dois de rester et d'aider.
to owe it to o.s. to do sth → se devoir de faire qch
owing to prep → en raison de
owing to bad weather → en raison du mauvais temps
to owe sb sth → devoir qch à qn
I owe him my life → Je lui dois la vie.
I owe you an apology → Je vous dois des excuses.
We owe you our thanks, Dr Marlowe → Nous vous devons des remerciements Dr Marlowe.
Neither he nor Melanie owe me any explanation → Ni lui, ni Melanie ne me doivent d'explication.
Alfred owed everything to him → Alfred lui devait tout.
to owe it to sb
Of course she would have to send a letter; she owed it to the family → Bien sûr, il faudrait qu'elle envoie une lettre: elle le devait à la famille.
to owe it to sb to do sth → devoir à qn de faire qch
I can't go. I owe it to him to stay and help → Je ne peux pas partir. Je lui dois de rester et d'aider.
to owe it to o.s. to do sth → se devoir de faire qch
owing to prep → en raison de
owing to bad weather → en raison du mauvais temps
owe
vt
money → schulden, schuldig sein (sb sth, sth to sb jdm etw); can I owe you the rest? → kann ich dir den Rest schuldig bleiben?; I owe him a meal → ich bin ihm noch ein Essen schuldig, ich schulde ihm noch ein Essen; how much do I owe you? (in shop etc) → was bin ich schuldig?
reverence, obedience, loyalty → schulden, schuldig sein (to sb jdm); allegiance → schulden (to sb jdm)
(= be under an obligation for) → verdanken (sth to sb jdm etw); I owe my life to him → ich verdanke ihm mein Leben; to what do I owe the honour (Brit) or honor (US) of your visit? (iro) → und was verschafft mir die Ehre Ihres Besuches?; we owe it to them that we are alive today → wir haben es ihnen zu verdanken, dass wir heute noch leben; you owe it to yourself to keep fit → du bist es dir schuldig, fit zu bleiben; we owe nothing to him, we owe him nothing → wir sind ihm (gar) nichts schuldig; I think you owe me an explanation → ich glaube, du bist mir eine Erklärung schuldig
owe [əʊ] vt (gen) to owe sb sth, to owe sth to sb → dovere qc a qn
to what do I owe the honour of your visit? (iro) → a che devo l'onore della visita?
you owe it to yourself to come → è per te stesso che devi venire
to what do I owe the honour of your visit? (iro) → a che devo l'onore della visita?
you owe it to yourself to come → è per te stesso che devi venire
v owe [əu]
to be in debt to I owe (him) $10. skuld, verskuldig wees يَكونُ مَدينا дължа dlužit skylde schulden οφείλω, χρωστώ deber võlgnema بدهکار بودن olla velkaa devoir לִהיוֹת חַייָב ऋणी होना dugovati tartozik vkinek vmivel meminjam, berhutang skulda dovere 借りている 금전상의 빚이 있다 būti skolingam būt parādā berhutang schuldig zijn skylde być winnym dever a datora быть должным, задолжать dlhovať, byť dlžný dolgovati dugovati vara skyldig เป็นหนี้ borcu olmak 欠債 бути винним, заборгувати مقروض ہونا nợ 欠债
adj owing
still to be paid There is some money still owing (to us). verskuldig, uitstaande, onbetaald مُسْتَحِق الدَّفْع дължим dlužný skyldig zu zahlen οφειλόμενος debido võlgu (olev) پرداخت نشده maksamaton dû מַגִיע देय koji treba platiti kintlevőség belum dibayar ógreiddur dovuto, da pagare 借りになっている 빚지고 있는 neišmokėtas nesamaksāts terhutang verschuldigd til gode, skyldig należny devido datorat причитающийся dlžný dolžan dužan som skall betalas เป็นหนี้ ödenecek 未付的 належний, заборгований قرض nợ 未付的
owing to
because of Owing to the rain, the football has been cancelled. weens, vanweë بِسَبب благодарение на vzhledem k på grund af infolge εξαιτίας, λόγω debido a, a causa de tõttu به دلیل takia en raison de בִּגלַל- हेतु से zbog, zahvaljujući vmi miatt karena vegna a causa di ～のために ...때문에 dėl sakarā ar; dēļ disebabkan wegens på grunn av wskutek devido a din cauza из-за, по причине vzhľadom na, kvôli, pre zaradi zahvaljujući på grund av, med anledning av เนื่องจาก yüzünden, ...-den/dan dolayı 由於 внаслідок, через کي وجہ سے، بہ سبب bởi vì 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 .
owe → يَدْيِن dlužit skylde schulden χρωστώ deber olla velkaa devoir dugovati dovere 借りがある 빚이 있다 schuldig zijn skylde być winnym dever быть в долгу vara skyldig เป็นหนี้ borcu olmak nợ 欠
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