owe
v. be indebted to; be under obligation to pay or repay; feel that a certain thing is deserved; have an emotion or attitude toward someone or something | ||||
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OWE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Owe
(v.)
To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
(v.)
To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.
(v.)
To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
(v.)
Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.
(v.)
To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
(v.)
To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.
(v.)
To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
(v.)
Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.
| WordNet 2.0 |
owe
Verb
1. be obliged to pay or repay
(hyponym) chalk up, run up
2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
(hypernym) repose on, rest on, build on, build upon
3. be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) mortgage
Verb
1. be obliged to pay or repay
(hyponym) chalk up, run up
2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
(hypernym) repose on, rest on, build on, build upon
3. be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) mortgage
| The Devil's Dictionary |
OWE
Owe, (v.)
To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant "own," and in the minds of debtors there is still a good deal of confusion between assets and liabilities.
Owe, (v.)
To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant "own," and in the minds of debtors there is still a good deal of confusion between assets and liabilities.
| Shakespeare Words |
owe
own, possess
own, possess
| Anagram |
owe
woe
woe
| hEnglish - advanced version |
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
owe
tá £10 aici orm
tá £10 aici orm
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Dylu
Dylu = v. to be obliged, to owe
Dylu = v. to be obliged, to owe
OWE Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| International Relations and Security Acronyms |
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OWE Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Owe
Owe is a surname or given name, and may refer to:
- Baard Owe (born 1936), Norwegian-born actor
- Owe Hellberg (born 1953), Swedish Left Party politician
- Owe Wiktorin (born 1940), Swedish soldier
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