own

own
1. verb /əʊn,oʊn/
a) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); "To possess by right; to have the right of property in; to have the legal right or rightful title to." (Ref 1)

I own this car.

b) To claim as ones own; to answer to.

I am sorry to own I began to worry then.

2. adjective /əʊn,oʊn/
Belonging to; possessed; proper to;

Surprisingly, I realised my own brother had the same idea as me.


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  • own — [ōn] adj. [ME owen < OE agen, pp. of agan, to possess: see OWE] 1. belonging, relating, or peculiar to oneself or itself: used to strengthen a preceding possessive [his own book, her own idea] 2. Now Rare related by blood rather than by… …   English World dictionary

  • own — [əʊn ǁ oʊn] verb [transitive] to have or possess something that is legally yours: • He still owns shares in the company. • The company is owned by a foreign consortium. * * * Ⅰ. own UK US /əʊn/ verb [T] ► to have something that legally belongs to …   Financial and business terms

  • Own — Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [=a]gen, p. p. of [=a]gan to possess; akin to OS. [=e]gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]110. See {Owe}.] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • own — ► ADJECTIVE & PRONOUN 1) (with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified. 2) done or produced by the person specified. 3) particular to the person or thing specified; individual. ► VERB 1) possess. 2) formal admit or acknowledge …   English terms dictionary

  • OWN — OWN …   Википедия

  • own — vt: to have or hold as property; esp: to have title to own property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. own …   Law dictionary

  • Own — Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owning}.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. [=a]gnian, fr. [=a]gen own, a. See {Own}, a.] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • own — [adj] belonging to individual endemic, hers, his, individual, inherent, intrinsic, its, mine, owned, particular, peculiar, personal, private, resident, theirs, very own, yours; concept 710 own [v1] possess; be responsible for be in possession of …   New thesaurus

  • Own — ([=o]n), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. g[ o]nnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.] To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • OWN — may refer to: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a U.S. based cable and satellite television channel Old West Norse, a North Germanic language Once Was Not (2005), an album by Cryptopsy OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), a Canadian cable and satellite …   Wikipedia

  • own up — index betray (disclose), confess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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