As a verb owe
is to be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
As a proper noun owen is
of (etyl) origin, possibly derived from eugene, cognate to gaelic.
owe
English
Verb
(ow)
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
*1854 , 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.
To have debt, to be in debt.
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 has become the adjective own.
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owen
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
of (etyl) origin, possibly derived from Eugene, cognate to Gaelic .
derived from the given name.
from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain .
A town in South Australia
A town in , Germany
A town in Indiana
A city in Wisconsin
Quotations
* : Act II, Scene II:
*: This Edmund, in the reign of Bolingbroke,
*: As I have read, laid claim unto the crown;
*: And but for Owen Glendower, had been king,
*: Who kept him in captivity till he died.
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