Significado de owe en español

• 0 to have to pay money back to someone who gave you money in the past

  • You still owe me money.

  • He owes about $5,000 to the bank.

• 1 to have to give something to someone because they deserve it

  • I think I owe you an apology.

• 2 to be required to pay back money you have borrowed

  • I owe you $20 for the ticket. Te debo 20 dólares por la entrada.

  • They haven’t paid back the money they owe. No nos han devuelto el dinero que nos deben.

• 3 to feel grateful to sb, because they have helped you

  • I owe my parents so much for all the help they gave me. Les debo mucho a mis padres por toda la ayuda que me prestaron.

• 4 to have a duty to do sth for sb

  • You owe her an apology. Le debes una disculpa.

  • We owe it to the rest of the staff to try to make the business work. Le debemos al resto del personal intentar que el negocio funcione.