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- pronunciation:
- on
- parts of speech:
- adjective, pronoun, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
belonging to oneself or itself alone.
The child bought the gift for her grandmother with her own money.Their son has his own car now.- synonyms:
- personal
- similar words:
- individual, particular, private
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related words: |
personal, several |
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part of speech: |
pronoun |
definition: |
one or one's belonging to oneself (prec. by a possessive form).
I don't need to borrow a jacket; I have my own in my suitcase.We didn't know if there would be chairs, so we brought our own. |
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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.
He came into his own after his father passed away.- synonyms:
- belongings, possession, property
- similar words:
- destiny, inheritance, legacy, stuff, things
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
owns, owning, owned |
definition 1: |
to have possession of, esp. by some right or law.
We used to rent this house, but now we own it.That family owns most of the land around here.- 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 that he'd cheated his neighbor all those years ago.[verb + (that) + clause
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She never likes to own that she is tired.[verb + (that) + clause
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I try to own my mistakes when I make one.- 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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