Word

owe, v.
(owed, owes, owing)
freq. cnt. 19

be obliged to pay or repay
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

owe

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hyponym

chalk up, run up

be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

owe

sample sentences

"This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

rest on, build on, repose on, build upon

be in debt
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

owe

sample sentences

"She owes me $200"
"I still owe for the car"
"The thesis owes much to his adviser"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the money to them
They %s them the money

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

mortgage