Synonyms for owing to
| Grammar : Conjuction, verb |
| Spell : oh-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for owing to
- be needful
- be one's obligation
- be required
- be requisite
- be right
- being
- by cause of
- by reason of
- by virtue of
- considering
- due to
- for
- for the reason that
- for the sake of
- in as much as
- in behalf of
- in that
- in the interest of
- in view of
- now that
- on the grounds that
- over
- owe it to
- owing to
- seeing
- since
- thanks to
- through
- whereas
Définition of owing to
Origin :- Old English agan (past tense ahte) "to have, own," from Proto-Germanic *aiganan "to possess" (cf. Old Frisian aga, Old Norse eiga, Old High German eigan, Gothic aigan "to possess, have"), from PIE *aik- "to be master of, possess" (cf. Sanskrit ise "he owns," isah "owner, lord, ruler;" Avestan is- "riches," isvan- "well-off, rich").
- Sense of "to have to repay" began in late Old English with the phrase agan to geldanne literally "to own to yield," which was used to translate Latin debere (earlier in Old English this would have been sceal "shall"); by late 12c. the phrase had been shortened to simply agan, and own (v.) took over this word's original sense.
- An original Germanic preterite-present verb (cf. can, dare, may, etc.). New past tense form owed arose 15c. to replace oughte, which developed into ought (v.).
- As in because : conjuction on account of
- As in behoove : verb be necessary, proper
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