owe
🇬🇧 UK/әu/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSB1
Definitions
v.
To be obligated to pay money or give something to someone; to have something as a result of another's action or influence.
欠(债),亏欠;归功于
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishoweother
=owe
Common Collocations
- 1.owe money欠钱
- 2.owe a favor欠人人情
- 3.owe someone an apology欠人道歉
Example Sentences
- 1.
He still owes his brother five hundred dollars from the borrowed loan last year.
- 2.
Much of her success owes to the mentorship and guidance of her professor.