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owe

/əʊ/

/oʊ/

Translations

oweverb

owed

Past Simple

owed

Past Participle

owing

Gerund

/əʊ/

/oʊ/

I owe you ten dollars.

Я задолжал тебе десять долларов.

быть должным

You owe me an explanation.

Ты должен мне объяснение.

Synonyms

be indebted to

be obligated to

have a debt to

be beholden to

owe a favor to

oweverb

To be under obligation to pay or repay money to someone.

I owe my friend $20 for the concert ticket.

To be indebted or obliged for something received or enjoyed.

I owe my success to my supportive family.

To have a moral or legal duty to give something to someone.

You owe it to yourself to take a break after working so hard.