owe it to oneself

verb

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

“You owe it to yourself to take a break and relax.”

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Meanings

verbowe it to oneself (third-person singular simple present owes it to oneself, present participle owing it to oneself, simple past and past participle owed it to oneself)

present singular third person owes it to oneself · participle present owing it to oneself · participle past owed it to oneself · past owed it to oneself

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

    You owe it to yourself to take a break and relax.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 應該 /应该, 值得
  • 應該 /应该 (yīnggāi)deserve
  • 值得 (zhídé)deserve
Finnish olla velkaa itselleen, ansaita
  • olla velkaa itselleendeserve
  • ansaitadeserve
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APA

owe it to oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owe%20it%20to%20oneself

MLA

“owe it to oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owe%20it%20to%20oneself. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “owe it to oneself,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owe%20it%20to%20oneself.

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