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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The former Terminator can hold his own with wonkish sceptics.
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People who say they were inspired by the march also have initiated actions of their own.
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Pierce, aged 91, bedridden and unable to vote herself, was aware of the occasion, but sad to miss casting her own ballot.
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It was done of the department's own volition, as no complaint had been filed against Heun.
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Richie Murray guided people through the exhibit, even showing some of his own personal photos to the group.
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For the mystery of a fragile vessel, able to hold more than its own weight, the mangoes at ease in this bowl.
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Pages from a picture book will be posted along a designated path, and participants can read and stroll at their own pace.
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As Sekulow sought to bolster Trump Jr.’s case via the media, the president took his own shotgun approach to Twitter.
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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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The ones at the O.C. Fair are owned and operated by RCS, short for Ray Cammack Shows.
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Entasis Therapeutics, a biotech company in Waltham, Massachusetts, that owns the drug, depended on public funding from the US National Institutes of Health to conduct a phase II trial of zoliflodacin in 2015.
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Exhibit No. 1: the early-19th-century cottage on eight acres owned by textile designer John Robshaw.
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Other friends' parents were farmers or accountants or owned small local businesses.
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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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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
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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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