owes
Speech parts
1. owes - Noun
2. owes - Verb
Meaning
owes
third-person singular simple present indicative of owe
owes pl (plural only)
Alternative form of oes (“sequins”)
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Examples
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.
He is rich who owes nothing.
He who has a hundred and one pesos, and owes a hundred and two, let him commend himself to god.
A good citizen owes his life to his country.