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- [oh]
- /oʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh]
- /oʊ/
Definitions of owe word
- verb with object owe to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage. 1
- verb with object owe to be in debt to: He says he doesn't owe anybody. 1
- verb with object owe to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of: to owe one's fame to good fortune. 1
- verb with object owe to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something: to owe gratitude to one's rescuers. 1
- verb with object owe Obsolete. to possess; own. 1
- verb without object owe to be in debt: Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto? 1
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Origin of owe
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English owen to possess, be under obligation, have to pay; Old English āgan to possess; cognate with Old High German eigan, Old Norse eiga. See own, ought1
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Parts of speech for Owe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
owe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
owe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for owe
verb owe
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- go along with — permit, consent to
- initialed — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
Antonyms for owe
verb owe
- boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- carry away — to remove forcefully
- cash in — If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
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