OWN


Meaning of OWN in English

■ adjective & pronoun (with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified.

↘done or produced by the person specified.

↘particular to the person or thing specified; individual.

■ verb

1》 possess; have.

2》 formal admit or acknowledge that something is the case.

3》 ( ~ up ) admit to having done something wrong or embarrassing.

Phrases

be one's ~ man (or woman ) act independently.

come into its (or one's ) ~ become fully recognized or effective.

hold one's ~ retain a position of strength in a challenging situation.

Derivatives

-~ed adjective

Origin

OE āgen '~ed, possessed', past participle of āgan 'owe'.

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