"owe" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 13
1. owe one's life = być winnym czyjś życie owe one's life
2. owe one's existence = być winnym czyjś istnienie owe one's existence
  • A number of missions owe their existence to the initiative and financial support given in the first place by the Association.
  • So some future planet in this system might still owe its existence to her.
  • Even the trees in most cases owed their existence to him.
  • Virtually every school owed its existence to a religious purpose.
  • Life on Earth owed its existence to the event, but that was of no interest to the computer.
  • Many of the south coast resorts owe their existence to the line.
  • "How could someone owe their existence to an alternate universe?"
  • To be sure, some companies owe their existence to Drexel.
  • We probably owe our own existence to such good fortune.
  • The island itself owes its very existence to the volcano.
3. owe banks = bądź winnym banki owe banks
4. owe one's survival = być winnym czyjś przetrwanie owe one's survival
(4) name, origin
Kolokacji: 2
(5) apology, thanks, explanation
Kolokacji: 3
(6) favor, gratitude
Kolokacji: 2
(8) success, creditor, fortune
Kolokacji: 3
(9) dollar, wage, pound
Kolokacji: 3
(11) obedience, respect
Kolokacji: 2
(13) fee, interest
Kolokacji: 2
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 • ...

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