OWN


Meaning of OWN in English

adj.

Function: pronoun, singular or plural in construction

Date: before 12th century

: 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 >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.