English-Thai Dictionary

owe

VT เป็นหนี้  ติดเงิน  be in debt pen-ne

 

owe

VT เป็นหนี้บุญคุ ณ  be indebted pen-ne-bun-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OWE

v.t.o. [Gr. , Eng. own. ] 1. To be indebted; to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners.
A son owes help and honor to his father.
One was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. Matthew 18:24.
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. Romans 13:8.
2. To be obliged to ascribe to; to be obliged for; as, that he may owe to me all his deliverance.
3. To possess; to have; to be the owner of. [This is the original sense, but now obsolete. In place of it, we use own, from the participle. See Own. ]
Thou dost here usurp the name thou owest not.
4. To be due or owing.
O deem thy fall not ow'd to man's decree.
[This passive form is not now used. ]

 

OWE

v.i.To be bound or obliged.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OWE

Owe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Owed, (Ought ( obs. ); p. pr. & vb. n.Owing. ] Etym: [OE. owen, awen,aghen, to have, own, have (to do ), hence, owe, AS. agan to have; akin to G. eigen, a., own, Icel. eiga to have, Dan. eie, Sw. äga, Goth. áigan, Skr. Ought, v., 2d Own, Fraught. ]

 

1. To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own. [Obs. ] Thou dost here usurp The name thou ow'st not. Shak.

 

2. To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source ); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victoty to his lieutenants. Milton. O deem thy fall not owed to man's decree. Pope.

 

3. Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something ) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate. The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Bible (1551 ). A son owes help and honor to his father. Holyday.

 

Note: Owe was sometimes followed by an objective clause introduced by the infinitive. "Ye owen to incline and bow your heart. " Chaucer.

 

4. To have an obligation to (some one ) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

owe

owe |ō oʊ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] have an obligation to pay or repay (something, esp. money ) in return for something received: they have denied they owe money to the company | [ with two objs. ] : I owe you 25 cents. • owe something, esp. money, to (someone ): I owe you for the taxi. • be under a moral obligation to give someone (gratitude, respect, etc. ): I owe it to him to explain what's happened | [ with two objs. ] : I owe you an apology. • (owe something to ) have something because of (someone or something ): he owed his success not to chance but to insight. • be indebted to someone or something for (something ): I owe my life to you. PHRASES owe it to oneself need to do something to protect one's own interests: you owe it to yourself to take care of your body. owe someone one informal feel indebted to someone for a favor done: thanks, I owe you one for this. owes someone a living used to express disapproval of someone who expects to receive financial support or other benefits without doing any work: they think the world owes them a living. ORIGIN Old English āgan ‘own, have it as an obligation, ’ of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit īs ‘possess, own. ’ Compare with ought 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

owe

owe |əʊ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money ) in return for something received: they have denied they owe money to the company | [ with two objs ] : you owe me £19.50 for the electricity bill. • owe something, especially money, to: I owe you for the taxi. • be under a moral obligation to give someone (gratitude, respect, etc. ): I owe it to him to explain what's happened | [ with two objs ] : I owe you an apology. • (owe something to ) have something because of: champagne houses owe their success to brand image | I owe my life to you. PHRASES owe it to oneself ( to do something ) need to do something to protect one's own interests: you owe it to yourself to take care of your body. owe someone one informal feel indebted to someone: thanks, I owe you one for this. —— owes one a living used to express disapproval of someone who expects to receive financial support or other benefits without doing any work: they think the world owes them a living. ORIGIN Old English āgan ‘own, have it as an obligation ’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit īs ‘possess, own ’. Compare with ought 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

owe

owe verb I don't want to owe anyone: be in debt to, be indebted to, be in arrears to, be under an obligation to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

owe

owe verb I still owe him £200: be in debt (to ), be indebted (to ), be in arrears (to ), be under an obligation (to ), be obligated (to ), be beholden to; be in debit, be overdrawn (by ), be in the red; informal be in debt to the tune of. ANTONYMS settle up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

owe

owe /oʊ / (! oh, Oと同音 ) 〖語源は 「所有する 」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; owing (!通例進行形にしない; →分詞 owing ) 他動詞 (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a ))1 «…の代金として » 〈人 〉に借金がある, 〈お金 金額 〉を借りている ; 〖owe A B / B to A 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈金額 〉の借金がある , A 〈人 〉にB 〈お金 〉を借りている «for » ▸ I owe him one hundred dollars .彼に100ドル借りている ▸ I don't owe a penny to Chris .クリスには一銭も借りていない ▸ How much do I owe you for all this? これ全部でおいくらですか .2 «…のことで » 〈人 〉に恩義 [借り ]がある «for (do ing )» ; 〖owe A B /B to A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人など 〉にB 〈返すべきもの 〉をもらっている ; AにBを返す [する ]義務がある ▸ I owe you for so many things .私はいろいろなことで君に恩がある ▸ I owe him a letter [drink ].彼から手紙をもらって [1杯ごちそうになって ]いるんだ (!お返ししたい気持ちを暗示 ) ▸ You can't say no. Besides, you owe me a favor .いやとは言えないぞ . 君には貸しがあることだしね ▸ She owed him an explanation .彼女は彼に説明をしておく必要があると感じた コミュニケーション A: I owe you one . これで1つ借りができたね [恩にきるよ ].B: No problem . かまわないよ .❢お礼の表現. ｟くだけて ｠ではoneが省略されることもある. 応答はほかにSure., You bet .なども .3 〖owe A to B / B A 〗A 〈事 物 〉についてはB 〈人 物 〉のおかげである (!Aはa lot, muchなどの量を表す表現やlife, successなどの 名詞 ) ▸ I owe everything to him [him everything ].彼には何もかも世話になった ▸ Many sports owe their popularity to television .多くのスポーツはテレビのおかげで人気になっている (!｟コーパス ｠Aが個別の具体的内容をさす場合にはowe B Aの型はあまり用いない ) ▸ I owe it all to your dad .何もかも君の父さんのおかげだ .4 〖owe A to B /B A 〗〈人が 〉B 〈人 〉にA 〈ある気持ち 〉を抱いている ▸ We owe a debt of gratitude to Frank .私たちはフランクにとても感謝している .5 〖owe it to A to do 〗A 〈人 〉のために …する義務がある ▸ Professionals owe it to the public to set a good example .プロは一般人のために良い模範を示す義務がある ▸ You owe it to yourself to try this pizza! このピザは当然食べてみるべきだ .自動詞 «…の » 借り [借金 ]がある «for » .