Owe and Set

Owe

Owe verb - Be obliged to pay or repay.
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Synonyms for Owe

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

Set

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

Owe and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Owe" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Common collocations

name owe name set name
world owe world set world
hundreds owe hundreds set hundreds

Both words in one sentence

  • A lot of music videos owe a lot to the way director Richard Lester set the Beatles' music to exciting images.
  • Legion of Lost Souls They are considered to "owe" the Dwarven people a death and usually set about earning it by going deep into the Deep Roads to fight the worst of the Darkspawn infestation there.
  • Granted, the band does owe something to the show, as the two were introduced to one another by their mothers on the set, but good luck finding anyone who can name the members that aren't directly tied to Disney's cash cow.
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