owe
/əʊ/verb
उच्चारण ओ
कर्ज़दार होना; ऋणी होना; (के कारण) होना
Basic word
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[T]
to have to pay somebody for something that you have already received or return money that you have borrowed; to feel that you ought to do something for somebody because they have done something for you; to exist or be successful because of somebody or something
कर्ज़दार होना; ऋणी होना; (के कारण) होना
- I owe him 500 rupees.
- I owe you an apology.
- She owes her success to hard work.
+ 6 more examples
- How much do I owe you for the books?
- He still owes the bank a large sum of money.
- Radhika owes her friend two thousand rupees.
- I owe my teachers a great deal for their patience.
- You owe it to your parents to study seriously.
- The city owes its fame to its ancient temples.
Synonyms be in debt be indebted be obliged be grateful
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophones: owe and oh are both /əʊ/.
Homophones: owe और oh दोनों /əʊ/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Owe sth to sb or owe sb sth ('She owes her success to her parents'); owing to (because of: 'The match was cancelled owing to rain'; keep apart due to, which follows a noun or the verb be: 'The delay was due to rain').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: owe sth to sb या owe sb sth ('She owes her success to her parents'); owing to (के कारण: 'The match was cancelled owing to rain'; due to से अलग रखिए, जो noun या verb be के बाद आता है: 'The delay was due to rain')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Owe sb one (informal, be grateful for a favour), I owe you (IOU, a written promise to pay a debt), owe it to yourself (deserve something because you have worked hard).
Idioms: owe sb one (अनौपचारिक, एहसान के लिए आभारी होना), I owe you (IOU, क़र्ज़ चुकाने का लिखित वादा), owe it to yourself (कड़ी मेहनत के कारण कुछ पाने का हक़दार होना)।