owe

//oʊ//
B1Frequency Level 7Neutral
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Verb

oweInfinitive
owePresent tense
owedPast tense
owedPast participle
owingPresent participle
owesThird-person singular
1

to be under obligation to pay or repay money to someone

I owe him $50.

2

to be indebted to someone for something received or done; to have a duty to give something to someone

I owe my success to my parents' support.

3

to have something (such as one's existence, success, or a particular quality) because of someone or something

I owe my success to my parents' support.