Owe (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Be obliged to pay or repay.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Hyponyms

• Run Up

Meaning ²

Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Hypernyms

• Rest On
• Build On
• Build Upon

Meaning ³

Be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.