Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owe it to oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
owe it -to one-self
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

For it to be necessary for one (to do something) in order to advance one's one interests; to deserve.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

owes it to oneself (present, singular) owing it to oneself (participle, present) owed it to oneself (participle, past) owed it to oneself (past)

Questions

What does owe it to oneself mean?
For it to be necessary for one (to do something) in order to advance one's one interests; to deserve.

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