owe [əʊ] verbo transitivodeber - to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody -> deber algo a alguien
- to owe somebody an apology -> deber disculpas a alguien
- to owe it to oneself to do something -> deber hacer algo, tener merecido hacer algo, ameritar hacer algo (Am)
- I owe my life to you -> te debo la vida
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owe [ou]participio pasivoOWED; antiguamente OWN u OUGHT).
Deber, estar endeudado, tener deuda
sustantivoDeber, estar obligado; ser debido a; ser causado por.- I owe him many favors -> le debo muchos favores
- To be owing -> ser debido, que se debe; resultado, que es efecto de; imputable, atribuible a; por causa de, por
- To pay what is owing -> pagar lo que es debido
- To what is it owing -> ¿A qué se le debe atribuir o imputar
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owe [əʊ]
verb:transitive
(gen) deber to owe sb £2 deber dos libras a algn; I'll owe it to you te lo quedo a deber; to owe sb for a meal deber a algn una comida; he claims he is still owed for the work asegura que todavía se le debe dinero por el trabajo; he owes his life to a lucky chance debe su vida a una casualidad; he owes his talent to his mother le debe su talento a su madre; to what do I owe the honour of your visit? ¿a qué debo el honor de su visita?; you owe it to yourself to come venir es un deber que tienes contigo mismo; I owe it to her to confess mi deber con ella me obliga a confesarlo; I think I owe you an explanation creo que es necesaria una explicación
I owe him a favour
verb:intransitive
tener deudas he owed for three coffees debía tres cafés
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Verb Conjugation for "owe"
Imperative
- owe
- you owe
- he/she owes
- we owe
- you owe
- they owe
Preterite
- I owed
- you owed
- he/she owed
- we owed
- you owed
- they owed
Present Continuous
- I am owing
- you are owing
- he/she is owing
- we are owing
- you are owing
- they are owing
Present Perfect
- I have owed
- you have owed
- he/she has owed
- we have owed
- you have owed
- they have owed
Past Continuous
- I was owing
- you were owing
- he/she was owing
- we were owing
- you were owing
- they were owing
Past Perfect
- I had owed
- you had owed
- he/she had owed
- we had owed
- you had owed
- they had owed
Future
- I will owe
- you will owe
- he/she will owe
- we will owe
- you will owe
- they will owe
Future Perfect
- I will have owed
- you will have owed
- he/she will have owed
- we will have owed
- you will have owed
- they will have owed
Future Continuous
- I will be owing
- you will be owing
- he/she will be owing
- we will be owing
- you will be owing
- they will be owing
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been owing
- you have been owing
- he/she has been owing
- we have been owing
- you have been owing
- they have been owing
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been owing
- you will have been owing
- he/she will have been owing
- we will have been owing
- you will have been owing
- they will have been owing
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been owing
- you had been owing
- he/she had been owing
- we had been owing
- you had been owing
- they had been owing
