"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
(4) name, origin
Kolokacji: 2
1. owe one's name = być winnym czyjś imię owe one's name
  • The city owes both its name and existence to the university's location along a railroad.
  • The village owes its name and existence to the castle.
  • The village owes its name to the numerous source which spring from his territory.
  • But only this one owes its name to a dessert.
  • Though the new building rose into the sky, the bank to which it owes its name had dissolved in 1896.
  • The park owes its name to the Philips family, who owned the land between 1799 and 1948.
  • The game of Rugby owes its name to the school.
  • The area around the clock owes its name to this work.
  • The site owes its name to the abundant use of colors on the walls.
  • The district owes its name to the old ship trade.
2. owe one's origin = być winnym czyjś pochodzenie owe one's origin
(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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