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owing to
preposition
: because of (something)
Full Definition of OWING TO
: because of <absent owing to illness>
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First Known Use of OWING TO
1667
Related to OWING TO
- Synonyms
- due to, because of, through, with
OWING TO Defined for Kids
owing to
preposition
Definition of OWING TO for Kids
: because of <… she saw nothing, owing to the darkness … — Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth>
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