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owe
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
owes; owed; owing
owes; owed; owing
Learner's definition of OWE
1
: to need to pay or repay money to a person, bank, business, etc.欠（债）；欠（账）
[+ object]
- I still owe money on the car. [=I have not yet paid back all the money I borrowed to buy the car]我还没还清买车的借款。
- We owe no income tax.我们不欠所得税。
- He owes me $5.他欠我5美元。
- Don't I owe money to you? = Don't I owe you money?我不欠你钱吧？
- I owe the bank a lot of money.我欠银行很多钱。
- Additional payments are owed on the mortgage.按揭贷款要交一些额外的费用。
- How much is owed? = What is the amount owed?欠多少款？
- How much do I owe (you) for this?我买这个要付（你）多少钱？
[no object]
- I still owe on the car.我还没还清买车的借款。
2
[+ object]
a : to need to do or give something to someone who has done something for you or given something to you欠（人情）；应该感激
- I owe you a drink/favor.我该请你喝一杯/欠你一个人情。
- I owe you my thanks.我很感谢你。
- (informal) What do you mean you won't help? You owe me!你说不帮我是什么意思？你欠我的！
- She still owes me for all the times I've helped her out.对于我每次为让她走出困境而给予的帮助，她仍心怀感激。
- Thanks for your help. I owe you one. [=I will give you help when you need it]谢谢你的帮助，我欠你个人情！
b — used to say that something should be done for or given to someone应该做；应给予
- You owe me an explanation.你应该给我一个解释。
- I owe you an apology.我应该向你道歉。
- The senator is owed a degree of respect. [=the senator deserves some respect]那位参议员值得尊敬。
- We owe it to the veterans to build a memorial. [=we should build a memorial to honor and thank the veterans]我们应该为老兵们建一座纪念碑。
- You owe it to yourself to have fun. [=you deserve to let yourself have fun]你该让自己开心地玩一下了。
- He owes it to himself to travel while he still can.他该趁自己身体还行的时候去旅行一下。
3
[+ object] — used to indicate the person or thing that made something possible归功于；归因于 — often + to
- She owes her family for her success. [=her family enabled her to become successful]她的成功归功于她的家庭。
- I owe my success to my teachers. [=my teachers deserve credit for my success]我的成功归功于我的恩师们。
- She owes her success to hard work. [=she has succeeded because of hard work]她的成功靠的是勤奋工作。
- He owes his wealth to his father.他的富有归功于他的父亲。
- He owes his fame to several movies. [=he is famous because he was in several movies]他这么有名归功于几部电影。
- His success owes more to luck than skill. [=is more because of luck than skill]他的成功更多的是依靠运气而不是技能。
- I owe my life to the surgeon's skill. [=the surgeon's skill saved my life]外科医生的医术挽救了我的生命。
- We owe our understanding of gravity to Newton.全靠牛顿我们才理解了重力。
owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to someone
Example Sentences
We owe no income tax. I owe the bank a lot of money. Additional payments are owed on the mortgage. I still owe on the car. I owe you a drink. I owe you my thanks. She still owes me for all the times I've helped her out. See More
Recent Examples on the Web How much do Marion County homeowners generally owe? Record-high inflation has stretched families’ budgets. 
The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2022 These borrowers are eligible for $20,000 in student loan forgiveness and may owe an additional $1,000 in taxes. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Pinpointing how much countries owe to China is hard. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In a civil case, a San Diego Superior Court judge ruled that the GirlsDoPorn operators owe nearly $13 million to 22 young women who were tricked and coerced into shooting pornographic videos. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 Borrowers who face state taxes for loan relief will owe the levy for the tax year in which the loan is forgiven, the analysis noted. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Musk claims that Twitter’s violations in effect void the contract, and therefore Twitter can’t pursue specific performance, and even may owe him $1 billion in damages. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 See More
The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2022 These borrowers are eligible for $20,000 in student loan forgiveness and may owe an additional $1,000 in taxes. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Pinpointing how much countries owe to China is hard. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In a civil case, a San Diego Superior Court judge ruled that the GirlsDoPorn operators owe nearly $13 million to 22 young women who were tricked and coerced into shooting pornographic videos. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 Borrowers who face state taxes for loan relief will owe the levy for the tax year in which the loan is forgiven, the analysis noted. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Musk claims that Twitter’s violations in effect void the contract, and therefore Twitter can’t pursue specific performance, and even may owe him $1 billion in damages. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, to possess, own, owe, from Old English āgan; akin to Old High German eigun (1st & 3rd plural present indicative) possess, Sanskrit īśe he possesses
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3b
Time Traveler
The first known use of owe was before the 12th century Phrases Containing owe
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