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owe BrE / əʊ /  NAmE / oʊ / Native audio playback is not supported. owe(verb)BrE / əʊ /  NAmE / oʊ / to have to pay somebody for something that you have already received or return money that you have borrowedSee related entries: Bankinghttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/banking/oweShe still owes her father £3 000.I'm still owed three days' leave.How much do I owe you for the groceries?She still owes £3 000 to her father.The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors.to feel that you ought to do something for somebody or give them something, especially because they have done something for youI owe a debt of gratitude to all my family.You owe it to your staff to be honest with them.You owe me a favour!Thanks for sticking up for me—I owe you one (= I owe you a favour).I think you owe us an explanation.I think we're owed an apology.to exist or be successful because of the help or influence of somebody/somethingHe owes his success to hard work.The play owes much to French tragedy.I owe everything to him.I owe him everything.I knew that I owed the surgeon my life.to have to obey or be loyal to somebody who is in a position of authority or powerAll serfs owed allegiance to a lord.Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they owehe / she / it owespast simple owedpast participle owedpast simple owingpast participle owingWord OriginOld English āgan ‘own, have it as an obligation’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit īs ‘possess, own’.

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(verb) she still owes her father £3 000.i'm still owed three days' leave.how much do i owe you for the groceries?she still owes £3 000 to her father. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=owe This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	owe
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / əʊ / NAmE / oʊ /
Example	she still owes her father £3 000. i'm still owed three days' leave. how much do i owe you for the groceries? she still owes £3 000 to her father.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=owe
Content	owe (verb)BrE / əʊ / NAmE / oʊ / to have to pay somebody for something that you have already received or return money that you have borrowed See related entries: Banking https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/banking/owe She still owes her father £3 000. I'm still owed three days' leave. How much do I owe you for the groceries? She still owes £3 000 to her father. The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors. to feel that you ought to do something for somebody or give them something, especially because they have done something for you I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family. You owe it to your staff to be honest with them. You owe me a favour! Thanks for sticking up for me—I owe you one (= I owe you a favour). I think you owe us an explanation. I think we're owed an apology. to exist or be successful because of the help or influence of somebody/something He owes his success to hard work. The play owes much to French tragedy. I owe everything to him. I owe him everything. I knew that I owed the surgeon my life. to have to obey or be loyal to somebody who is in a position of authority or power All serfs owed allegiance to a lord. Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they owe he / she / it owes past simple owed past participle owed past simple owing past participle owing Word Origin Old English āgan ‘own, have it as an obligation’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit īs ‘possess, own’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Owe I Owed Past Simple Verb Bre əʊ

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