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 English
oweother
=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.

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