owed
past simple and past participle ofowe
| 单词 | owed |
| 释义 | owed past simple and past participle ofowe owe verb[T] uk/əʊ/us/oʊ/oweverb[T](HAVE DEBTS)B1 to need topayor give something to someone because they havelentmoneyto you, or inexchangefor something they have done for you: [+ two objects]I owe Janet $50. We still owe $1,000onourcar(= we still need topay$1,000 before we ownourcar). I owe you adrinkforhelpingmemove. Ithinkyou owe(= should give)me anexplanation/apology. See also IOU
Borrowing & lending
oweverb[T](AS A RESULT)C2 to havesuccess,happiness, ajob, etc. only because of what someone has given you or done for you or because ofyourownefforts: I owe mysuccesstomyeducation. He owes hislifetothestaffat thehospital. I owe everything(= I am verygrateful)to myparents. Relieved and thankful
IdiomsI oweyou(one) owesomeonea living owe it toyourself Examplesofowedowed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The amount of grain in his warehouse and the amount of grain 'owed' to the army were two entirely separate matters. From theCambridge English Corpus In 2003, students whose parental annual income was less than £20,480owedan average of £9,708, and halfowedmore than £10,392. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, there may be a diminishing marginal utility for injured parties that ought not be factored into the compensation that isowed. From theCambridge English Corpus This was a decision thatowedas much to desperation as to inexperience. From theCambridge English Corpus But what is the compensationowedfor breaching a duty to compensate? From theCambridge English Corpus And what is the compensationowedfor breaching that duty? From theCambridge English Corpus Those registers that name the creditors show that the bulk of the debt wasowedto nobles. From theCambridge English Corpus These newly experienced living standardsowedmuch to the regime, and it came as no surprise that the middle classes were loyal to the regime. From theCambridge English Corpus And the duty of non-maleficence seems to beowedby all moral agents to all sentient beings just in virtue of their having interests. From theCambridge English Corpus This conservative religious tone of the parish must haveoweda good deal to its towering neighbour. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of those duties areowedto fellow citizens - to those who are poor, disabled, victims of prejudice and injustice, for example. From theCambridge English Corpus Kings wereowedallegiance not because of any right, but in terms of their capacity to protect. From theCambridge English Corpus The area thatowedallegiance to a king was sub-divided into districts headed by headmen. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet his ascendancyowedmore to the internal politics of the new ruling party than to his religious identity. From theCambridge English Corpus While heowedhis stepmother respect, because of her parental position, he was not her blood relation. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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