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OWE, v.t. o. [Gr., Eng. own.]

1. To be indebted; to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners.

A son owes help and honor to his father.

One was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

Matt. 18.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. Rom. 13.

2. To be obliged to ascribe to; to be obliged for; as, that he may owe to me all his deliverance.

3. To possess; to have; to be the owner of. [This is the original sense, but now obsolete. In place of it, we use own, from the participle. See Own.]

Thou dost here usurp the name thou owest not.

4. To be due or owing.

O deem thy fall not ow'd to man's decree.

[This passive form is not now used.]

OWE, v.i. To be bound or obliged.




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OWE, v.t. o. [Gr., Eng. own.]

1. To be indebted; to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners.

A son owes help and honor to his father.

One was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

Matt. 18.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. Rom. 13.

2. To be obliged to ascribe to; to be obliged for; as, that he may owe to me all his deliverance.

3. To possess; to have; to be the owner of. [This is the original sense, but now obsolete. In place of it, we use own, from the participle. See Own.]

Thou dost here usurp the name thou owest not.

4. To be due or owing.

O deem thy fall not ow'd to man's decree.

[This passive form is not now used.]

OWE, v.i. To be bound or obliged.


OWE, v.i.

To be bound or obliged. Bp. Fisher.


OWE, v.t. [pron. o.; a regular verb, pret. and pp. owed; used with the auxiliary have, had, but not with the substantive verb to be. This verb is doubtless the Sax. agan, Goth. aigan, Sw. äga, Ice. eg, to have or possess, that is, to hold or retain, coinciding with the Gr. εχω. The Sax. participle agen, Dan. egen, is the English own. Ought is a derivative tense, and was formerly used in the sense of owed. The proper sense of owe, is to be held or bound to pay; nearly us we now use have in the phrases, “I have to pay a sum of money to-morrow,” “I have to go to town to-day.”]

  1. To be indebted; to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners. A son owes help and honor to his father. Holyday. One was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. Matth. xviii. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. Rom. xiii.
  2. To be obliged to ascribe to; to be obliged for; as, that he may owe to me all his deliverance. Milton.
  3. To possess; to have; to be the owner of. [This is the original sense, but now obsolete. In place of it, we use own, from the participle. See Own.] Thou dost here usurp / The name thou owest not. Shak.
  4. To be due or owing. O deem thy fall not ow'd to man's decree. Pope. [This passive form is not now used.]

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

    [Obs.]

    Thou dost here usurp
    The name thou ow'st not.
    Shak.

  2. 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.

    Milton.

    O deem thy fall not owed to man's decree. Pope.

  3. 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.

    The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Bible (1551).

    A son owes help and honor to his father. Holyday.

    * Owe was sometimes followed by an objective clause introduced by the infinitive. "Ye owen to incline and bow your heart." Chaucer.

  4. 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

OWE, verb transitive o. [Gr., Eng. own.]

1. To be indebted; to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners.

A son owes help and honor to his father.

One was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

Matthew 18:24.

OWE no man any thing, but to love one another. Romans 13:8.

2. To be obliged to ascribe to; to be obliged for; as, that he may owe to me all his deliverance.

3. To possess; to have; to be the owner of. [This is the original sense, but now obsolete. In place of it, we use own, from the participle. See Own.]

Thou dost here usurp the name thou owest not.

4. To be due or owing.

O deem thy fall not ow'd to man's decree.

[This passive form is not now used.]

OWE, verb intransitive To be bound or obliged.

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