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owe it to oneself

owe it to oneself verb: for it to be necessary for one (to do something) in order to advance one's one interests; to deserve.

Verb

owe it to oneself (third-person singular simple present owes it to oneself, present participle owing it to oneself, simple past and past participle owed it to oneself)

  1. For it to be necessary for one (to do something) in order to advance one's one interests; to deserve.
    • You owe it to yourself to take a break and relax.

Forms of owe it to oneself

third-person singular presentowes it to oneself
present participleowing it to oneself
past participleowed it to oneself
pastowed it to oneself

Questions about owe it to oneself

What does owe it to oneself mean?
Owe it to oneself means for it to be necessary for one (to do something) in order to advance one's one interests; to deserve.
What part of speech is owe it to oneself?
Owe it to oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of owe it to oneself?
The past tense of owe it to oneself is owed it to oneself.

Words near owe it to oneself in the dictionary

  1. owd
  2. owdacious
  3. owdaciousness
  4. OWDs
  5. owe
  6. owe it to oneself
  7. owe out
  8. owe someone one
  9. owed
  10. owed it to oneself
  11. owed out

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