/əʊ/
Translation
To need to pay money back to someone, or to need to give something in return.
Word origin
From Old English agan, meaning to own or to have to give back.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- agan
Grammar
Examples
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Here "owe" means you need to pay it back.
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"Owes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Owed" is the past form of "owe".
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