OWN


Meaning of OWN in English

I.

verb

ADVERB

▪ independently

▪ formerly , once , originally , previously

The car was once ~ed by Elvis Presley.

▪ legally

He committed the crime with a gun that he legally ~ed.

▪ communally , jointly

Only when the means of production were communally ~ed would classes disappear.

She ~s the house jointly with her husband.

PHRASES

▪ directly ~ed by sb , indirectly ~ed by sb

▪ ~ your own boat, home, etc.

They dreamed of ~ing their own home.

▪ partly ~ed by sb , wholly ~ed by sb

The company is a wholly ~ed subsidiary of SNL Research.

▪ privately ~ed , publicly ~ed

The museum is privately ~ed.

Own is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ministry , ↑ trust

Own is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ asset , ↑ bar , ↑ business , ↑ cafe , ↑ car , ↑ cat , ↑ collection , ↑ company , ↑ copy , ↑ copyright , ↑ cottage , ↑ dog , ↑ estate , ↑ factory , ↑ farm , ↑ firearm , ↑ firm , ↑ flat , ↑ franchise , ↑ garage , ↑ home , ↑ horse , ↑ hotel , ↑ house , ↑ inn , ↑ land , ↑ mansion , ↑ mill , ↑ newspaper , ↑ nightclub , ↑ pet , ↑ plantation , ↑ premises , ↑ property , ↑ restaurant , ↑ right , ↑ share , ↑ shop , ↑ site , ↑ slave , ↑ stake , ↑ stock , ↑ subsidiary , ↑ track , ↑ vehicle , ↑ villa

II.

adj.

Own is used with these nouns: ↑ affair , ↑ brand , ↑ copy , ↑ country , ↑ destiny , ↑ goal , ↑ home , ↑ inclination , ↑ interest , ↑ observation , ↑ psychology , ↑ self , ↑ shortcoming , ↑ show , ↑ slant , ↑ way , ↑ work , ↑ world

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .