Owed Meaning in English
word · lemma: owe
/ˈoʊd/
ohd
/ˈəʊd/
ohd
परिभाषा
Past tense of 'owe'. It means to have had a duty to pay someone money, or to have felt that something should be given to someone because of help, kindness, or responsibility.
उपयोग और बारीकियां
Common patterns are 'owed someone money', 'owed a debt', and 'owed someone an apology/thanks/explanation'. 'Owed to' appears in formal phrases like 'The delay was owed to bad weather', but 'due to' is more common there. Don't confuse it with 'owned'.
Spanish: debía - debía pagarPortuguese (BR): devia - estava devendoPortuguese (PT): devia - tinha a pagarChinese (Simplified): 欠 - 应付Chinese (Traditional): 欠 - 應付Hindi: देना था - बकाया थाArabic: كان مدينًا بـ - كان عليه أن يدفعBengali: ঋণী ছিলাম - পাওনা ছিলRussian: был должен - задолжалJapanese: 借りがあった - 借りていたVietnamese: nợKorean: 빚졌다 - 빚이 있었다Turkish: borçluydu - borcu vardıUrdu: مقروض تھا - احسان مند تھاIndonesian: berutang - berhutang
उदाहरण वाक्य
I owed my friend ten dollars.
basic
She owed her teacher an apology.
basic
We owed a lot for the repairs.
basic
I knew I owed him a call after he helped me move.
natural
They finally paid me back what they owed me.
natural
Honestly, I owed her more thanks than I ever said.
natural