"owe" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əʊ/ [UK], /oʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-owe.ogg Forms: owes [present, singular, third-person], owing [participle, present], owed [past], ought [archaic, past], owed [participle, past], own [archaic, participle, past]
enPR: ō [US] Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”), reduplicated stative of *h₂eyḱ- (“to own”). See also own, ought. Cognate with Sanskrit ईष्टे (īṣṭe, “to own, possess”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|owen}} Middle English owen, {{inh|en|ang|āgan}} Old English āgan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*aigan|t=to own}} Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to own”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*aiganą}} Proto-Germanic *aiganą, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₂eh₂óyḱe|t=to possess, own}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”), {{cog|sa|ईष्टे||t=to own, possess}} Sanskrit ईष्टे (īṣṭe, “to own, possess”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=ought|past2_qual=archaic|past_ptc2=own|past_ptc2_qual=archaic}} owe (third-person singular simple present owes, present participle owing, simple past owed or (archaic) ought, past participle owed or (archaic) own)
  1. (ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. Tags: ditransitive Translations (to be under an obligation): быць у абавя́зку (bycʹ u abavjázku) [imperfective] (Belarusian), му́сіць (músicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), быць паві́нен (bycʹ pavínjen) [imperfective] (Belarusian), задължен съм (zadǎlžen sǎm) (Bulgarian), deure (Catalan), schuldig zijn (Dutch), ŝuldi (Esperanto), olla velkaa (Finnish), devoir (French), deber (Galician), schulden (German), schuldig sein (German), 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (skulan) (Gothic), χρωστάω (chrostáo) (Greek), χρωστώ (chrostó) (Greek), חב (khav) (Hebrew), היה חייב (hayá khayáv) (Hebrew), debar (Ido), bí ar (note: with subject and object reversed) (Irish), dovere (Italian), dēbeō (Latin), dever (Occitan), sċulan (Old English), مدیون بودن (madyun budan) (Persian), بدهکار بودن (bedehkâr budan) (Persian), być zobowiązany [imperfective] (Polish), zawdzięczać [imperfective] (Polish), dever (Portuguese), datora (Romanian), быть до́лжным (bytʹ dólžnym) [imperfective] (Russian), быть обя́занным (bytʹ objázannym) [imperfective] (Russian), быть в долгу́ (bytʹ v dolgú) [imperfective] (Russian), dolgovati (Slovene), deber (Spanish), adeudar (Spanish), vara skyldig (Swedish), ви́нен (výnen) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ви́нна (výnna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ви́нні (výnni) [feminine, masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), бу́ти ви́нним (búty výnnym) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), му́сити (músyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), пови́нний (povýnnyj) [predicative] (Ukrainian), deyndarey [feminine] (Zazaki), bah (Zyphe)
    Sense id: en-owe-en-verb-FVnzUfoh Disambiguation of 'to be under an obligation': 88 7 5
  2. (intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be in debt): ὀφείλω (opheílō) (Ancient Greek), завінава́ціцца (zavinavácicca) [perfective] (Belarusian), запазы́чыцца (zapazýčycca) [perfective] (Belarusian), быць ў даўгу́ (bycʹ ŭ daŭhú) [imperfective] (Belarusian), дължа (dǎlža) (Bulgarian), deure (Catalan), (him³) (Chinese Cantonese), (qiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 欠債 /欠债 (qiànzhài) (Chinese Mandarin), dlužit (Czech), skylde (Danish), schuldig zijn (Dutch), olla velkaa (Finnish), olla veloissa (Finnish), devoir (French), deber (Galician), schulden (German), schuldig sein (German), 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (skulan) (Gothic), dwe (Haitian Creole), היה חייב (hayá khayáv) (Hebrew), tartozik (Hungarian), bí ar (note: with subject and object reversed) (Irish), dovere (Italian), essere in debito (Italian), 借りがある (kari ga aru) (alt: かりがある) (Japanese), 負う (ou) (alt: おう) (Japanese), 빚지고 있다 (bitjigo itda) (Korean), dēbeō (Latin), berhutang (Malay), skylde (Norwegian), dever (Occitan), بدهکار بودن (bedehkâr budan) (Persian), mieć dług (Polish), być winnym (Polish), winić (Polish), dever (Portuguese), datora (Romanian), до́лжен (dólžen) [masculine, predicative] (Russian), должна́ (dolžná) [feminine] (Russian), должны́ (dolžný) [plural] (Russian), быть до́лжным (bytʹ dólžnym) [imperfective] (Russian), быть в долгу́ (bytʹ v dolgú) [imperfective] (Russian), задолжа́ть (zadolžátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), дуго̀вати [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), dugòvati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), dolgovati (Slovene), estar en deuda (Spanish), deber (Spanish), adeudar (Spanish), vara skyldig (Swedish), borçlu olmak (Turkish)
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  3. (transitive) To have as a cause; used with to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-owe-en-verb-rx3JNpgB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: how much do I owe you, owe it to oneself, owe out, owe someone one, the world owes one a living, to what do I owe the pleasure

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "how much do I owe you"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "owe it to oneself"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "owe out"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "owe someone one"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "the world owes one a living"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "to what do I owe the pleasure"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂eyḱ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "owen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English owen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "āgan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English āgan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*aigan",
        "t": "to own"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to own”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*aiganą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aiganą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂eh₂óyḱe",
        "t": "to possess, own"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ईष्टे",
        "3": "",
        "t": "to own, possess"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ईष्टे (īṣṭe, “to own, possess”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”), reduplicated stative of *h₂eyḱ- (“to own”). See also own, ought.\nCognate with Sanskrit ईष्टे (īṣṭe, “to own, possess”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "owes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ought",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "own",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "past2": "ought",
        "past2_qual": "archaic",
        "past_ptc2": "own",
        "past_ptc2_qual": "archaic"
      },
      "expansion": "owe (third-person singular simple present owes, present participle owing, simple past owed or (archaic) ought, past participle owed or (archaic) own)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "This time I'll cover for you, but now you owe me a favour.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:",
          "text": "VVe owe God a death, and we can but die:",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:",
          "text": "[…] To you, Antonio,\nI owe the most, in money and in love;\nAnd from your love I have a warranty\nTo unburden all my plots and purposes\nHow to get clear of all the debts I owe.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1854, Charles Dickens, chapter 7, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "He inherited a fair fortune from his uncle, but owed it all before he came into it, and spent it twice over immediately afterwards.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone."
      ],
      "id": "en-owe-en-verb-FVnzUfoh",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ditransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "bycʹ u abavjázku",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "быць у абавя́зку"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "músicʹ",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "му́сіць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "bycʹ pavínjen",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "быць паві́нен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zadǎlžen sǎm",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "задължен съм"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "deure"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "schuldig zijn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "ŝuldi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "olla velkaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "devoir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "deber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "schulden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "schuldig sein"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "skulan",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chrostáo",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "χρωστάω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chrostó",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "χρωστώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khav",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "חב"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hayá khayáv",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "היה חייב"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "debar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "note": "with subject and object reversed",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "bí ar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "dovere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "dēbeō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "dever"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "sċulan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "madyun budan",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "مدیون بودن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bedehkâr budan",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "بدهکار بودن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "być zobowiązany"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zawdzięczać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "dever"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "datora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bytʹ dólžnym",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "быть до́лжным"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bytʹ objázannym",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "быть обя́занным"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bytʹ v dolgú",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "быть в долгу́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "dolgovati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "deber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "adeudar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "word": "vara skyldig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "výnen",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ви́нен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "výnna",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ви́нна"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "výnni",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "ви́нні"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "búty výnnym",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "бу́ти ви́нним"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "músyty",
          "sense": "to be under an obligation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "му́сити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 7 5",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "how much do I owe you"
    },
    {
      "word": "owe it to oneself"
    },
    {
      "word": "owe out"
    },
    {
      "word": "owe someone one"
    },
    {
      "word": "the world owes one a living"
    },
    {
      "word": "to what do I owe the pleasure"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂eyḱ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "owen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English owen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "āgan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English āgan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*aigan",
        "t": "to own"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to own”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*aiganą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aiganą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂eh₂óyḱe",
        "t": "to possess, own"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ईष्टे",
        "3": "",
        "t": "to own, possess"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ईष्टे (īṣṭe, “to own, possess”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”), reduplicated stative of *h₂eyḱ- (“to own”). See also own, ought.\nCognate with Sanskrit ईष्टे (īṣṭe, “to own, possess”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "owes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ought",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "own",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "past2": "ought",
        "past2_qual": "archaic",
        "past_ptc2": "own",
        "past_ptc2_qual": "archaic"
      },
      "expansion": "owe (third-person singular simple present owes, present participle owing, simple past owed or (archaic) ought, past participle owed or (archaic) own)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English ditransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "This time I'll cover for you, but now you owe me a favour.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:",
          "text": "VVe owe God a death, and we can but die:",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:",
          "text": "[…] To you, Antonio,\nI owe the most, in money and in love;\nAnd from your love I have a warranty\nTo unburden all my plots and purposes\nHow to get clear of all the debts I owe.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1854, Charles Dickens, chapter 7, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "He inherited a fair fortune from his uncle, but owed it all before he came into it, and spent it twice over immediately afterwards.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ditransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have debt; to be in debt."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "debt",
          "debt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have as a cause; used with to."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To have as a cause; used with to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ō",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-owe.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/En-us-owe.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "o"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "O"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "oh"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bycʹ u abavjázku",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быць у абавя́зку"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "músicʹ",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "му́сіць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bycʹ pavínjen",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быць паві́нен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadǎlžen sǎm",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "задължен съм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "deure"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "schuldig zijn"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "ŝuldi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "olla velkaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "devoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "deber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "schulden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "schuldig sein"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "skulan",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chrostáo",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "χρωστάω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chrostó",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "χρωστώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khav",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "חב"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hayá khayáv",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "היה חייב"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "debar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "note": "with subject and object reversed",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "bí ar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "dovere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "dēbeō"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "dever"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "sċulan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "madyun budan",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "مدیون بودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bedehkâr budan",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "بدهکار بودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "być zobowiązany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zawdzięczać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "dever"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "datora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ dólžnym",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быть до́лжным"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ objázannym",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быть обя́занным"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ v dolgú",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быть в долгу́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "dolgovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "deber"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "adeudar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "vara skyldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výnen",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ви́нен"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výnna",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ви́нна"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výnni",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ви́нні"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "búty výnnym",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "бу́ти ви́нним"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "músyty",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "му́сити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povýnnyj",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "predicative"
      ],
      "word": "пови́нний"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deyndarey"
    },
    {
      "code": "zyp",
      "lang": "Zyphe",
      "sense": "to be under an obligation",
      "word": "bah"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zavinavácicca",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "завінава́ціцца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zapazýčycca",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "запазы́чыцца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bycʹ ŭ daŭhú",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быць ў даўгу́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dǎlža",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "дължа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "deure"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "him³",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "欠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiàn",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "欠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiànzhài",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "欠債 /欠债"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "dlužit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "skylde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "schuldig zijn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "olla velkaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "olla veloissa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "devoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "deber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "schulden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "schuldig sein"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "skulan",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "opheílō",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "ὀφείλω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "dwe"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hayá khayáv",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "היה חייב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "tartozik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "note": "with subject and object reversed",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "bí ar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "dovere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "essere in debito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かりがある",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kari ga aru",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "借りがある"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ou",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "負う"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bitjigo itda",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "빚지고 있다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "dēbeō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "berhutang"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "skylde"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "dever"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bedehkâr budan",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "بدهکار بودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "mieć dług"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "być winnym"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "winić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "dever"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "datora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dólžen",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "predicative"
      ],
      "word": "до́лжен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dolžná",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "должна́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dolžný",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "должны́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ dólžnym",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быть до́лжным"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ v dolgú",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "быть в долгу́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadolžátʹ",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "задолжа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "дуго̀вати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "dugòvati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "dolgovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "estar en deuda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "deber"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "adeudar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "vara skyldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to be in debt",
      "word": "borçlu olmak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "owe"
}

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