owe /әu/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) be obliged to pay or repay
- (v.) be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
- (v.) be in debt
Chinese translation
- vt. 亏欠, 负...债, 归功于, 怀有, 应给予, 感恩
- vi. 欠钱
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /әu/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.13 · Rare
Word forms
owing, owed, owes
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