Lost and Owe

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Lost adjective - No longer possessed.

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Owe and lost are semantically related In some cases you can use "Owe" instead a verb "Lost".

Nearby Word: losing

Owe verb - Be obliged to pay or repay.

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Lost and owe are semantically related in have an obligation topic. You can use "Lost" instead a verb "Owe".

I have lost track of how many lives we owe each other, and how much trouble either of us have gotten into for each other.

Source: Roleplay / The Black Sand Bar
Most of them are, but what they're actually smelling in this case is that she is a long-lost heir to the dynasty of Mad Scientists to whom the Jägerkin owe fealty.

Source: Smells Sexy
Elly's objection was not that Michael didn't owe his parents every single cent spent on him with interest rates that would make a Mafia loanshark sick but that he lost his temper.

Source: Wants a Prize for Basic Decency

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