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   own

   /əʊn/

   adjective

   • 1. used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person or thing mentioned: "they can't handle their own children"
   • ▪ done or produced by and for the person mentioned: "I used to design all my own clothes"
   • ▪ particular to the person or thing mentioned; individual: "the style had its own charm"

   pronoun

   • 1. something that belongs to the person or thing mentioned: "your life is your own"
   • ▪ something produced by the person mentioned: "they claimed the work as their own"
   • ▪ something that is particular to the person or thing mentioned: "Stephens' language is very much his own"

   verb

   • 1. have (something) as one's own; possess: "his father owns a restaurant" Similar be the owner ofpossessbe the (proud) possessor ofhave in one's possessionhave to one's namecount among one's possessionshavekeepretainmaintainholdbe blessed withenjoyboast
   • 2. admit or acknowledge that something is the case or that one feels a certain way: formal "she owned to a feeling of profound jealousy" Similar admitallowconcedegrantacceptaccedeacknowledgerecognizeagreeconfess
   • ▪ take or acknowledge full responsibility for (something): "I emphasize the importance of owning our anger and finding ways to control it"
   • ▪ acknowledge paternity, authorship, or possession of: archaic "he has published little, trivial things which he will not own"
   • 3. utterly defeat (an opponent or rival); completely get the better of: informal US "yeah right, she totally owned you, man"

   Word Origin Old Englishāgen (adjective and pronoun) ‘owned, possessed’, past participle of āgan ‘owe’; the verb (Old English āgnian ‘possess’, also ‘make own's own’) was originally from the adjective, later probably reintroduced from owner.

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   What does own mean in a sentence?

   • The meaning of OWN is belonging to oneself or itself —usually used following a possessive case or possessive adjective. How to use own in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between admit and own?

   • acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed. admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications. own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself.

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   What is your own adjective?

   • Definition of own adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody It was her own idea. I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else). Is the car your own? Your day off is your own (= you can spend it as you wish).

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   What does it mean to own something?

   • Own can also be an adjective describing something that belongs to a particular person, like your own bedroom, or your own mind. If you admit to something, you "own up to it," admitting the responsibility belongs to you. "Own."

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   What does it mean to own a property?

   • You can use the verb own to describe possession of any kind of property, ranging from a saucepan to a fancy mansion. If something can be bought, it can be owned. You wouldn’t say that you own people or intangible objects. But you might own a car, for example, and if you’re lucky, you might own a lot of really cool shoes.

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   What does it mean if a person spends only his own money?

   • 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usu. used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.

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   • Own: Japanese Translation

     OWN translate: 自分の, ～を所有する, 所有（しょゆう）する, 自身（じしん）の. Learn more...

   • Own Spanish Translation

     OWN translate: propio, poseer, tener, poseer, propio/ia...

   • English (US)

     OWN meaning: 1. belonging to or done by a particular person...

   • Own: Norwegian Translation

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   • Own: Korean Translation

     OWN translate: 자신의, 소유하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Own: French Translation

     OWN translate: posséder, propre, posséder, avouer, propre....

   • Own: German Translation

     own translate: besitzen, eingestehen, eigen. Learn more in...

   • Own: Arabic Translation

     OWN translate: خاص بـِ, يَمْتَلِك. Learn more in the...

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   Own definition: of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive). See examples of OWN used in a sentence.

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   You can use the verb own to describe possession of any kind of property, ranging from a saucepan to a fancy mansion. If something can be bought, it can be owned. You wouldn’t say that you own people or intangible objects. But you might own a car, for example, and if you’re lucky, you might own a lot of really cool shoes.

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   Belonging, relating, or peculiar to oneself or itself. His own book, her own idea. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Related by blood rather than by marriage. Webster's New World. Synonyms: ain. Antonyms: shared. common. disown. deny. noun. That which belongs to oneself. The car is his own; I have reasons of my own. Webster's New World.

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