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Definition of Owe
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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. Related Definitions:
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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 |
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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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