Owe

🇬🇧 UK/ˈəʊ/🇺🇸 US/ˈoʊ/

Other forms

3rd person singular
Past tense
Present participle
English
  1. 1.v.to be under obligation to pay or repay (money or something of value) to someone
  2. 2.v.to be indebted to someone or something for (a quality, success, etc.)

Examples

  • ENI owe my friend ten dollars.
  • ENShe owes her success to hard work.
SFI Rank2053
SFI Score55.39
Frequency (per million)35