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- pronunciation:
- on
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
belonging to oneself or itself alone.
I bought this hat with my own money.- synonyms:
- personal
- similar words:
- individual, particular, private
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| related words: |
personal |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one's property, inheritance, fate, or what is felt to be one's due or potential.
When he turned sixteen, he came into his own as both an athlete and a student.- synonyms:
- belongings, property
- similar words:
- destiny, inheritance, legacy, stuff, things
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
owns, owning, owned |
| definition 1: |
to have possession of, especially by some right or law.
We own our house and the two acres of land around it.- synonyms:
- have, possess
- similar words:
- hold, keep, maintain, preserve, retain, run
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| definition 2: |
to admit or confess (that one has done something or that something is true).
He finally owned his mistake after they questioned him.- synonyms:
- admit, concede, confess
- antonyms:
- deny
- similar words:
- acknowledge, declare, disclose, reveal
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| related words: |
occupy |
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