Awe vs. Owe — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Awe and Owe
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Awe
Awe is an emotion comparable to wonder but less joyous. On Robert Plutchik's wheel of emotions awe is modeled as a combination of surprise and fear.
Owe
Owe is a surname or given name, a spelling variation of Ove.
Awe
A feeling of respect or reverence mixed with dread and wonder, often inspired by something majestic or powerful
"There was a fierce purpose in the gale ... that seemed directed at him, and made him hold his breath in awe" (Joseph Conrad).
Owe
To be indebted to the amount of
He owes me five dollars.
Awe
The power to inspire dread.
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Owe
To have a moral or legal obligation to render or offer
I owe them an apology.
Awe
Dread.
Owe
To be in debt to
We owe the plumber for services rendered.
Awe
To fill with awe
Tourists who are awed by the ancient monument.
Owe
To be indebted or obliged for
Owed their riches to oil.
Owes her good health to diet and exercise.
Awe
A feeling of fear and reverence.
Owe
To bear (a certain feeling) toward a person or persons
You seem to owe your neighbors a grudge.
Awe
A feeling of amazement.
Owe
(Archaic) To have as a possession; own.
Awe
(archaic) Power to inspire awe.
Owe
To be in debt
She still owes for the car.
Awe
(transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.
Owe
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.
This time I'll cover for you, but now you owe me a favour.
Awe
(transitive) To control by inspiring dread.
Owe
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
Awe
Dread; great fear mingled with respect.
His frown was full of terror, and his voiceShook the delinquent with such fits of awe.
Owe
(transitive) To have as a cause; used with to.
The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.
Awe
The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.
There is an awe in mortals' joy,A deep mysterious fear.
To tame the pride of that power which held the Continent in awe.
The solitude of the desert, or the loftiness of the mountain, may fill the mind with awe - the sense of our own littleness in some greater presence or power.
Owe
To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
Thou dost here usurpThe name thou ow'st not.
Awe
To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
That same eye whose bend doth awe the world.
His solemn and pathetic exhortation awed and melted the bystanders.
Owe
To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.
O deem thy fall not owed to man's decree.
Awe
An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration;
He stared over the edge with a feeling of awe
Owe
To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.
The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
A son owes help and honor to his father.
Awe
A profound emotion inspired by a deity;
The fear of God
Owe
To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to owe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
Awe
Inspire awe in;
The famous professor awed the undergraduates
Owe
Be obliged to pay or repay
Owe
Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense;
This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory
Owe
Be in debt;
She owes me $200
The thesis owes much to his adviser
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