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owe someone one

owe someone one verb: to be indebted to someone.

Verb

owe someone one (third-person singular simple present owes someone one, present participle owing someone one, simple past and past participle owed someone one)

  1. To be indebted to someone.
    • You still owe me one as far as I'm concerned.2010, Ed Fralian, Wrong Place Wrong Time, →ISBN, page 228
    • When I say to a friend, "I owe you one," it's a way of saying thank you.2008, Courtney Cowart, American Awakening, →ISBN, page 170

Forms of owe someone one

third-person singular presentowes someone one
present participleowing someone one
past participleowed someone one
pastowed someone one

Questions about owe someone one

What does owe someone one mean?
Owe someone one means to be indebted to someone.
What part of speech is owe someone one?
Owe someone one is a verb.
What is the past tense of owe someone one?
The past tense of owe someone one is owed someone one.

Words near owe someone one in the dictionary

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

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