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1 owe someone a debt of gratitude
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2 owe
əu(to be in debt to: I owe (him) $10.) skylde- owing- owing toskyldeverb \/əʊ\/1) ( også overført) skylde2) kunne takke for, være takk skyldigjeg har ham å takke for mye \/ jeg skylder ham myeowe allegiance to the king ( høytidelig) være kongen troskap skyldigowe it to oneself to skylde seg selv åowe it to somebody that ha noen å takke for atjeg har deg å takke for at jeg er her \/ jeg kan takke deg for at jeg er herowe somebody a grudge ha et horn i siden til noenowe somebody one ( hverdagslig) skylde noen en tjenesteowe someone a debt of gratitude stå i takknemlighetsgjeld til noenowe someone thanks eller owe thanks to someone være noen takk skyldig -
3 debt
n. schuld[ det]1 schuld ⇒ (terugbetalings)verplichting, tol♦voorbeelden:debt of honour • ereschuldget/run into debt • schulden makenget out of debt • uit de rode cijfers komenowe a debt (to someone) • (bij iemand) in het krijt staanbe in debt (to someone) • (bij iemand) in de schuld/in het krijt staanbe in someone's debt • iemand iets verschuldigd/verplicht zijn
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owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to someone — see ↑debt • • • Main Entry: ↑owe … Useful english dictionary
owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to — to have a good reason to be very grateful to (someone) The whole town owes a debt of gratitude to the people who organized the parade. • • • Main Entry: ↑debt … Useful english dictionary
gratitude — grat|i|tude [ grætı,tud ] noun uncount a feeling of being grateful to someone because they have given you something or done something for you: It would be nice to show your gratitude every now and then. We would like to express our gratitude to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gratitude — UK [ˈɡrætɪˌtjuːd] / US [ˈɡrætɪˌtud] noun [uncountable] a feeling of being grateful to someone because they have given you something or have done something for you It would be nice to show your gratitude every now and then. We would like to… … English dictionary
owe — W3S2 [əu US ou] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2¦(something done/given)¦ 3 owe somebody an explanation/apology 4¦(help to achieve something)¦ 5¦(good effect)¦ 6 owe it to somebody to do something 7 owe it to yourself to do something 8 owe… … Dictionary of contemporary English
owe — verb (T) 1 MONEY to have to pay someone for something that they have done for you or sold to you, or to have to give someone back money that they have lent you: owe sb sth: I owe my brother $50. | owe sb for sth: We still owe the garage for those … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
owe — [[t]o͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦♦ owes, owing, owed 1) VERB If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. You can also say that the money is owing. [V n to n] The company owes money to more than 60 banks... [V n n] Blake … English dictionary
be in someone's debt — owe gratitude to someone for a favour. → debt … English new terms dictionary
be in someone's debt — owe gratitude to someone for a service or favor … Useful english dictionary
debt — W2S2 [det] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: dette, from Latin debitum, from debere to owe ] 1.) a sum of money that a person or organization owes debt of ▪ This over ambitious strategy has saddled them with debts of around $3,000,000.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
debt — [ det ] noun *** 1. ) count an amount of money that you owe: By this time we had debts of over $15,000. run up a debt (=let it increase): She had run up debts of nearly $10,000. pay (off)/repay a debt: Many people experience difficulty in paying… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English