different between owe vs vowe
owe
English
Etymology
From Middle English owen, from Old English ?gan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aigan?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?eh?óy?e (“to possess, own”), reduplicated stative of *h?ey?- (“to own”). See also own, ought.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??/
- (US) enPR: ?, IPA(key): /o?/
- Homophones: o, oh
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
owe (third-person singular simple present owes, present participle owing, simple past owed or (archaic) ought, past participle owed or (archaic) own)
- (transitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
- 1596-99, Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I, scene i:
- […] To you, Antonio,
- I owe the most, in money and in love;
- And from your love I have a warranty
- To unburden all my plots and purposes
- How to get clear of all the debts I owe.
- 1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times, Chapter 7:
- He inherited a fair fortune from his uncle, but owed it all before he came into it, and spent it twice over immediately afterwards.
- 1596-99, Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I, scene i:
- (intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
- (transitive) To have as a cause; used with to.
- The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.
Usage notes
- The original past tense form was ought, which during Middle English began to be used with indefinite signification and has become a distinct verb. The original past participle survives in the adjective own.
Translations
Anagrams
- woe
Avava
Noun
owe
- water
Further reading
- Terry Crowley et al, The Avava Language of Central Malakula (Vanuatu) (2006)
Middle English
Pronoun
owe
- Alternative form of yow
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.v?/
Pronoun
owe
- nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ów
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vowe
English
Noun
vowe (plural vowes)
- Obsolete form of vow.
Verb
vowe
- Obsolete form of vow.
Anagrams
- wove
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