Etymology : Middle English owen, from Old English Agen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse eiginn, Old English Agan to possess; more at OWE
Pronunciation : On
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. be in possession of; belong to; confess. belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self, by oneself. own\own\ (ōn), v. t. [oe. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, as. unnan to grant; akin to os. giunnan, g. g?nnen, icel. unna; of uncertain origin. this word has been confused with own to possess.] to grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love. the wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide; but his sagacious eye an inmate owns.own \own\, a. [oe. owen, awen, auen, aughen, as. āgen, p. p. of āgan to possess; akin to os. ēgan, g. & d. eigen, icel. eiginn, sw. & dan. egen. ?110. see:
owe.] belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price. "no man was his own [i. e., no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses].".
2. To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.
3. Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price.
4. To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?".
5. 1. You use own to indicate that something belongs to a particular person or thing. My wife decided I should have my own shop He could no longer trust his own judgement His office had its own private entrance. Own is also a pronoun. He saw the Major's face a few inches from his own.
6. You use own to indicate that something is used by, or is characteristic of, only one person, thing, or group. Jennifer insisted on her own room I let her tell me about it in her own way Each nation has its own peculiarities when it comes to doing business. Own is also a pronoun. This young lady has a sense of style that is very much her own.
7. You use own to indicate that someone does something without any help from other people. They enjoy making their own decisions He'll have to make his own arrangements. Own is also a pronoun. There's no career structure, you have to create your own.
8. If you own something, it is your property. His father owns a local pub.
9. If you have something you can call your own, it belongs only to you, rather than being controlled by or shared with someone else. I would like a place I could call my own.
10. If someone or something comes into their own, they become very successful or start to perform very well because the circumstances are right. The goalkeeper came into his own with a series of brilliant saves.
11. If you get your own back on someone, you have your revenge on them because of something bad that they have done to you. Renshaw reveals 20 bizarre ways in which women have got their own back on former loved ones.
12. If you say that someone has a particular thing of their own, you mean that that thing belongs or relates to them, rather than to other people. He set out in search of ideas for starting a company of his own.
13. If someone or something has a particular quality or characteristic of their own, that quality or characteristic is especially theirs, rather than being shared by other things or people of that type. The cries of the seagulls gave this part of the harbour a fascinating character all of its own.
14. When you are on your own, you are alone. He lives on his own I told him how scared I was of being on my own = alone.
15. If you do something on your own, you do it without any help from other people. I work best on my own. the jobs your child can do on her own.
16. to hold your own: see:
hold.
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