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Definition of own
1 : belonging to oneself or itself —usually used following a possessive case or possessive adjective cooked my own dinner was responsible for his own bad luck
2 —used to express immediate or direct kinship an own son an own sister my own family
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Recent Examples of own from the Web
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A few months later Kendrick's locker was about 50 feet from his own.
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That, coupled with smaller subsidies to help lower- and middle-income people buy their own insurance and cuts in Medicaid, could lead to 22 million fewer insured Americans by 2026, the CBO estimated.
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Where the thrust of the co-defendant's testimony is simply to deny his own involvement and not implicate the other defendant, justice does not require a severance.
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Borrow them for your own special day, or share them with a friend who's planning to tie the knot.
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By forging ahead with their own accord before the meeting with Mr. Trump and other heads of state, Europe and Japan threatened to isolate the United States in important industries like automobiles.
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The driver of the car got out on his own with minor injuries, Jachles said.
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Couples must obtain their own Cook County marriage license and are responsible for any music and decorations.
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The laugh became his own personal Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
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Origin and Etymology of own
Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse eiginn, Old English āgan to possess — more at owe
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Definition of own
Examples of own in a Sentence
We hope to someday own our own home.
She drives a red truck that was originally owned by her grandfather.
He owns the rights to the band's music.
The couple owns and operates the business.
After everyone else denied any responsibility, he owned that he was at fault.
Recent Examples of own from the Web
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According to Atlas Public Records, Horn owned seven properties throughout the city of Laurel.
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In 1995, Matt was contacted by Margot Pritzker, the Chicago philanthropist whose family owns the Hyatt hotel chain.
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There was no bigger endorsement of the area, though, than the arrival of Papi Chulo, fittingly owned by the Mack Daddy of local restaurateurs, Justin Hemmes.
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So under the deal, Marian will end up owning 20 of the units, with the Housing Authority retaining title to the other nine, for a value equivalent to $693,000, Barry said.
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The paper was owned and operated by the Wheeler family, descendants of Crown Point founder Solon Robinson.
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The deal followed an investment, in 2000, in Aegis Realty Inc., which at the time owned shopping centers and other properties in 15 U.S. states.
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The government had owned more than 99 percent of the lender’s shares.
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Teams mostly did pretty well, while very few completely owned the night.
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Origin and Etymology of own
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Synonym Discussion of own
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Definition of own
: one or ones belonging to oneself —used after a possessive and without a following noun gave out books so that each of us had our own a room of your own
on one's own
1 : for or by oneself : independently of assistance or control made the decision on his own
2 : left to rely entirely on one's own resources if you mess up, you're on your own
Origin and Etymology of own
see 1own
OWN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of own for English Language Learners
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: to have (something) as property : to legally possess (something)
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: to admit that something is true
OWN Defined for Kids
Definition of own for Students
—used to show the fact that something belongs to or relates to a particular person or thing and no other I have my own room. The hotel has its own theater.
Definition of own for Students
owned
;owning
1 : to have or hold as property She owns two cars.
2 : to admit that something is true He owned to being scared.
Law Dictionary
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Legal Definition of own
: to have or hold as property; especially : to have title to own property
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