быть [[должен|до́лжным]] — meaning in English

English meaning

• owe verb To be required to pay money back to someone.

Senses

быть [[должен|до́лжным]] is used for these senses in English:

• owe (ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
• owe (intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.

owe — full definition

1. verb To be required to pay money back to someone.
2. verb To have something be due to another person because of what they did for you.

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