ownoʊn(adj.)

1. 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. (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.)something that belongs to oneself.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

4. (v.t.)to have or hold as one's own; possess.

5. to acknowledge or admit:

   to own a fault.

6. to acknowledge as one's own.

7. (v.i.)to confess (often fol. by to, up, or up to).

Idioms for own:

1. come into one's own, to achieve the recognition, professional stature, or self-respect that one deserves.

   Category: Idiom

2. hold one's own, to maintain one's position or condition. to be equal to the opposition.

   Category: Idiom

3. on one's own, through one's own efforts or resources. living or functioning independently: Chiefly Brit.by oneself; without company:

   She was on her own at 17.

   I'll walk home on my own, thank you.

   Category: Idiom

Origin of own:

bef. 900; ME owen, OE āgen, c. OHG eigan (G eigen), ON eiginn, OE āgan, āgnian

own′er(n.)