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Definition of Owe
Owe

To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.

To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.

Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.

To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.

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Owe Quotations

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.
Abraham Lincoln

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
Abraham Lincoln

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first or last time, I owe him my best.
Joe DiMaggio

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
Voltaire

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Owe Translations

owe in Afrikaans is skuld
owe in Danish is skylde
owe in Dutch is schuldig zijn, in de schuld staan
owe in Finnish is olla velkaa
owe in French is dois, devez
owe in German is schulden, schulde, schulden
owe in Italian is debitare
owe in Portuguese is deva
owe in Spanish is adeudar
owe in Swedish is vara skyldig


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