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owe

/oʊ/

Synonyms of owe Antonyms of owe Examples of owe Usage of owe Parts of owe Definition that contains owe Words sounding like owe Explanation of owe

verb
be in debt
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"She owes me $200" "I still owe for the car" "The thesis owes much to his adviser"

type of:
be
verb
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
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"This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"

type of:
build upon build on repose on rest on
verb
be obliged to pay or repay
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Examples of owe

"She owes me $200"
"I still owe for the car"
"The thesis owes much to his adviser"
"This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"