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own
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- pronunciation:
- on
- parts of speech:
- adjective, pronoun, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
belonging to oneself or itself alone.
The child bought the gift for her grandmother with her own money.Their son has his own car now.- synonyms:
- personal
- similar words:
- individual, particular, private
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| related words: |
personal, several |
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| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| definition: |
one or one's belonging to oneself (prec. by a possessive form).
I don't need to borrow a jacket; I have my own in my suitcase.We didn't know if there would be chairs, so we brought our own. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one's property, inheritance, destiny, or what is felt to be one's due or potential.
He came into his own after his father passed away.- synonyms:
- belongings, possession, property
- similar words:
- destiny, inheritance, legacy, stuff, things
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
owns, owning, owned |
| definition 1: |
to have possession of, esp. by some right or law.
We used to rent this house, but now we own it.That family owns most of the land around here.- synonyms:
- have, possess
- similar words:
- hold, keep, maintain, preserve, retain, run
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| definition 2: |
to admit or confess (that one has done something or that something is true).
He finally owned that he'd cheated his neighbor all those years ago.She never likes to own that she is tired.I try to own my mistakes when I make one.- synonyms:
- admit, avouch, avow, concede, confess
- antonyms:
- deny, disclaim
- similar words:
- acknowledge, declare, disclose, divulge, reveal
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occupy |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to admit guilt; confess (usu. fol. by "to" or "up").
I wish he would own up about the damage.- synonyms:
- confess
- similar words:
- concede, declare
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