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own
- pronunciation:
- on
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
belonging to oneself or itself alone.
This hat was bought with my own money.- synonyms:
- personal
- similar words:
- individual, particular, private
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| related words: |
personal, several |
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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.
- synonyms:
- belongings, possession, property
- similar words:
- destiny, inheritance, legacy, stuff, things
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
owned, owning, owns |
| definition 1: |
to have possession of, esp. by some right or law.
- synonyms:
- have, possess
- similar words:
- hold, keep, maintain, preserve, retain, run
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| definition 2: |
to admit or confess to (having, doing, or feeling) (usu. fol. by up to or to).
He owned up to his mistake after we questioned him for awhile.- synonyms:
- admit, avouch, avow, concede, confess
- antonyms:
- deny, disclaim
- similar words:
- acknowledge, declare, disclose, divulge, reveal
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| related words: |
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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