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own
(/oU/n )

adjective (a)

  • Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive(adj.all)
    Example:
    For your own use.
    Do your own thing.
    She makes her own clothes.
    Synonym:
    ain
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • have ownership or possession of(verb.possession)
    Example:
    He owns three houses in Florida.
    Synonym:
    have, possess
    source: wordnet30
  • To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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