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"owe" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

owe verbo

owe + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 45
owe money • owe allegiance • owe taxes • owe one's life • owe one's existence • owe one's name • owe an apology • owe one's origin • ...
owe + preposición
Kolokacji: 17
owe to • owe on • owe for • owe about • owe in • ...
owe + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 12
owe largely • owe partly • actually owe • owe mainly • owe primarily • ...
frequent collocations
Kolokacji: 1
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 3
(1) largely, actually, clearly, allegedly, legally, ...
Kolokacji: 7
1. owe largely = bądź winnym w dużej mierze owe largely
2. actually owe = faktycznie bądź winnym actually owe
3. clearly owe = najwyraźniej bądź winnym clearly owe
4. allegedly owe = rzekomo bądź winnym allegedly owe
5. legally owed = prawnie być winnym legally owed
6. collectively owe = wspólnie bądź winnym collectively owe
7. personally owe = osobiście bądź winnym personally owe
  • He well knew that he personally owed millions to Fisk and com- pany.
  • We have an enduring, binding covenant with them and even if we did not, we personally owe such action to Guardian of the Mist.
  • Late in 2004, Bryden avoided personal bankruptcy, brought on by $100 million of debt personally owed to creditors and investors of the Ottawa Senators franchise.
  • Alcide personally owed me, as far as I was concerned.
  • Now, Mr. Ebbers, the chief executive, personally owes more to bankers and to his own company than his millions of WorldCom shares are worth.
  • I personally owe them something more than that.
  • During his "rough patch," as he calls it, in the early 1990's, Mr. Trump personally owed about $900 million; his casinos filed for bankruptcy protection.
  • Stewart plead "not guilty", claiming that he only took $100 of the funds because the corporation personally owed him that money.
  • He personally owed Anglo-Irish Bank alone €300 million.
  • I personally owe a great deal to the Secretary-General for his skill and his rigour when it comes to putting forward proposals.
(2) partly, surely
Kolokacji: 2
(3) mainly, primarily, chiefly
Kolokacji: 3

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