owe
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- pronunciation:
- o
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
owes, owing, owed |
| definition 1: |
When you owe someone a dollar, it means that they gave you a dollar sometime before now and you still have to pay them back.
My brother borrowed a dollar from me last week and another dollar today. Now he owes me two dollars. |
| definition 2: |
When you owe someone something, you should give it to them because it is the right thing to do. When you owe thanks to someone, it means that they did something good for you and you should thank them in return. If someone owes you an apology, they did something bad and they should say they are sorry to you.
I think Gwen owes her brother an apology for being mean to him. |
The words
owe and
oh sound alike but have different meanings.