Dictionary Definition
owe
Verb
1 be obliged to pay or repay
2 be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual
sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity
Theory"
3 be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis
owes much to his adviser"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
etyl ang agan.Pronunciation
- a UK /əʊ/
Verb
- To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
- To have debt, to be in debt.
Translations
- Arabic:
- Bulgarian: дължа (dǎlža)
- Chinese: 欠债 (qiànzhài)
- Czech: dlužit
- Dutch: schuldig zijn
- Finnish: olla velkaa
- French: devoir
- German: schulden
- Hungarian: tartozik
- Ido: debar
- Italian: dovere
- Japanese: 借りがある (かりがある, kari ga aru)
- Korean: 빚지다 (bitjida)
- Latin: dēbeō
- Portuguese: dever
- Russian: быть должным (byt’ dólžnym)
- Spanish: deber
- Swedish: vara skyldig
Usage notes
Extensive Definition
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