HyperDic: owe

English > 3 senses of the word *owe*:
VERB	possession	owe	be obliged to pay or repay
	stative	owe	be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
	possession	owe	be in debt

owe > pronunciation
Sounds	ow'

English > *owe*: 3 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Be obliged to pay or repay.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Narrower	chalk up, run up	accumulate as a debt
Spanish	deber
Catalan	deure, tenir un deute

English > *owe*: 3 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
Broader	repose on, rest on, build on, build upon	Be based on
Spanish	deber

English > *owe*: 3 senses > verb 3, possession
Meaning	Be in debt.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They owe the money to them; They owe them the money
Examples	"She owes me $200" "I still owe for the car" "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
Entailed by	default, default on	fail to pay up
Narrower	mortgage	Put up as security or collateral
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	adeudar, deber

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