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  1. 1. n. & adv. See Aught. Source: opted
  2. 2. imp., p. p., or auxi Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. Source: opted
  3. 3. imp., p. p., or auxi Owned; possessed. Source: opted
  4. 4. imp., p. p., or auxi To be bound in duty or by moral obligation. Source: opted
  5. 5. imp., p. p., or auxi To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed. Source: opted
  6. 6. of Owe Source: opted
  7. 7. v:100 n. & adv. See Aught. imp., p. p., or auxi Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. imp., p. p., or auxi Owned; possessed. imp., p. p., or auxi To be bound in duty or by moral obligation. imp., p. p., or auxi To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed. of Owe Source: ecdict

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