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{
"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": "ine-pro",
"2": "*h₂eyḱ-",
"t": "to own"
},
"expansion": "*h₂eyḱ- (“to own”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "own"
},
"expansion": "own",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ought"
},
"expansion": "ought",
"name": "m"
},
{
"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"
}
],
"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": "91 4 5",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bycʹ u abavjázku",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быць у абавя́зку"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "músicʹ",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "му́сіць"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bycʹ pavínjen",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быць паві́нен"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadǎlžen sǎm",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "задължен съм"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "deure"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "schuldig zijn"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "ŝuldi"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "olla velkaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "devoir"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "deber"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "schulden"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "schuldig sein"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "skulan",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrostáo",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "χρωστάω"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrostó",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "χρωστώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "khav",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "חב"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hayá khayáv",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "היה חייב"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "debar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"note": "with subject and object reversed",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "bí ar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "dovere"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "dēbeō"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "dever"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "sċulan"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "madyun budan",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "مدیون بودن"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bedehkâr budan",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "بدهکار بودن"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "być zobowiązany"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zawdzięczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "dever"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "datora"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bytʹ dólžnym",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быть до́лжным"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bytʹ objázannym",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быть обя́занным"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bytʹ v dolgú",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быть в долгу́"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "dolgovati"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "deber"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "adeudar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "vara skyldig"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výnen",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ви́нен"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výnna",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ви́нна"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výnni",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "ви́нні"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "búty výnnym",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бу́ти ви́нним"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "músyty",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "му́сити"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "povýnnyj",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"predicative"
],
"word": "пови́нний"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "deyndarey"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "4 89 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To have debt; to be in debt."
],
"id": "en-owe-en-verb-7bPiPxsj",
"links": [
[
"debt",
"debt"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zavinavácicca",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "завінава́ціцца"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zapazýčycca",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "запазы́чыцца"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bycʹ ŭ daŭhú",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быць ў даўгу́"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dǎlža",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "дължа"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "deure"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "him³",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "欠"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiàn",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "欠"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "欠債"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiànzhài",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "欠债"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "dlužit"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "skylde"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "schuldig zijn"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "olla velkaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "olla veloissa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "devoir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "deber"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "schulden"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "schuldig sein"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "skulan",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "opheílō",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "ὀφείλω"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "dwe"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hayá khayáv",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "היה חייב"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "tartozik"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"note": "with subject and object reversed",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "bí ar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "dovere"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "essere in debito"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"alt": "おう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ou",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "負う"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bitjigo itda",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "빚지고 있다"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "dēbeō"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "berhutang"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "skylde"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "dever"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bedehkâr budan",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "بدهکار بودن"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "mieć dług"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "być winnym"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "winić"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "dever"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "datora"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dólžen",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"predicative"
],
"word": "до́лжен"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dolžná",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "должна́"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dolžný",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "должны́"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bytʹ dólžnym",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быть до́лжным"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bytʹ v dolgú",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быть в долгу́"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadolžátʹ",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задолжа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "дуго̀вати"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "dugòvati"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "dolgovati"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
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"Requests for review of Hungarian translations",
"Requests for review of Ido translations",
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"Requests for review of Korean translations",
"Requests for review of Latin translations",
"Requests for review of Macedonian translations",
"Requests for review of Serbo-Croatian translations",
"Requests for review of Swedish translations",
"Requests for review of Turkish translations",
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bycʹ u abavjázku",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быць у абавя́зку"
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{
"code": "be",
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"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bycʹ pavínjen",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "быць паві́нен"
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{
"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"
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{
"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"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "dever"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "datora"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"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"
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"word": "dolgovati"
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{
"code": "es",
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"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"
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"word": "ви́нен"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výnna",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
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"word": "ви́нна"
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to be under an obligation",
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{
"code": "uk",
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"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"
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{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to be under an obligation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "deyndarey"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zavinavácicca",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "завінава́ціцца"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zapazýčycca",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"tags": [
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{
"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",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "欠債"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiànzhài",
"sense": "to be in debt",
"word": "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"
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{
"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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