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1. (adj.) own
of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usu. used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive):
He spent only his own money.
2. own
(used as an intensifier to indicate oneself as the sole agent of some activity or action, prec. by a possessive):
She insists on being her own doctor.
3. (pron.) own
something that belongs to oneself.
4. (v.t.) own
to have or hold as one's own; possess.
5. own
to acknowledge or admit:
to own a fault.
6. own
to acknowledge as one's own.
7. (v.i.) own
to confess (often fol. by to, up, or up to).
8. own
to achieve the recognition, professional stature, or self-respect that one deserves.
9. own
to maintain one's position or condition.
10. own
to be equal to the opposition.
11. own
through one's own efforts or resources.
12. own
living or functioning independently:
She was on her own at 17.
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1. (verb) own(a), ain
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
"for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish"
2. (verb) own, have, possess
have ownership or possession of
"He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
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1. (verb) own
to have the legal right to possess
He owns three other cars.
2. (adjective) own
emphasizes that sth belongs to you or is done by you
I'd like to have my own room.; He owns his own business.; One day you'll have children of your own.; I made my own dress.
3. own
(all) on your own
alone or without help
He made the song up on his own.; She's all on her own at home today.
4. own
get your own back
to do sth bad to sb because they have done sth bad to you
Don't worry, I'll get my own back.
5. own
hold your own
to be good or strong enough to compete
He can hold his own against the senior players.
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Sense: to have as a possession
I own a car.
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 Afrikaans: besit |
 Arabic: يَمْلُك |
 Bulgarian: собствен |
 Brazilian: possuir |
 Czech: mít, vlastnit |
 German: besitzen |
 Danish: eje |
 Greek: έχω στην ιδιοκτησία μου |
 Spanish: poseer, tener, ser dueño |
 Estonian: omama |
 Farsi: دارا بودن |
 Finnish: omistaa |
 French: posséder |
 Hebrew: לִהיוֹת הַבּעָלִים שֶׁל- |
 Hindi: स्वामी होना |
 Croatian: posjedovati, imati |
 Hungarian: van vmije |
 Indonesian: memiliki |
 Icelandic: eiga |
 Italian: possedere |
 Japanese: 所有する |
 Korean: 소유하다 |
 Lithuanian: turėti, valdyti |
 Latvian: piederēt, būt kāda īpašum |
 Malay: mempunyai |
 Dutch: bezitten |
 Norwegian: eie |
 Polish: posiadać |
 Persian: دارا بودن |
 Pashto: خپل ملكيت لرل |
 Portuguese: possuir |
 Romanian: a poseda |
 Russian: иметь, владеть |
 Slovak: mať, vlastniť |
 Slovenian: imeti |
 Serbian: posedovati |
 Swedish: äga |
 Thai: เป็นเจ้าของ |
 Turkish: ...-e sahip olmak |
 Taiwanese: 擁有 |
 Ukrainian: володіти; мати |
 Urdu: مالک ہونا |
 Vietnamese: sở hữu |
 Chinese: 拥有 |
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