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Verb owe has 3 senses

owe - be obliged to pay or repay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
owe - be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
--₂ is one way to repose on, rest on, build on, build upon
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
owe - be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
--₃ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
They owe the money to them
They owe them the money