own

Meanings

• Adjective, Noun, Verb (transitive and intransitive)

  Belonging to oneself or to one's possession

  - "The book is mine, it's not yours or anyone else's, it's all mine, it's my own."
  - "He built the house with his own hands."
  - "The dog is afraid of fireworks and hides under the bed, it's his own fear."
  - "The team's success is a result of their own hard work."

• Verb (transitive)

  Have or maintain control or possession of (something)

  - "After the divorce, she owned the house and the car."
  - "The company owns several patents."
  - "The thief was caught red-handed, owning the stolen goods."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈoʊn/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈoʊn/
   
   
   
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3. /ˈoʊn/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

beat , best , defeat , have , overcome , overthrow , take , vanquish , possess

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with own
home , groom , room , moon , spoon

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. own (English) : Belonging to oneself
   

2. own (English) : Have control or possession of
   

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Variants

List of all variants of own that leads to same result
own , owned , owning , owns , on her own , on his own , on its own , on my own , on one's own , on our own , on their own , on your own , own-brand , own goal , own-label , own up , owned up , owning up , owns up , co-own , co-owned , co-owning , co-owns , coown , coowned , coowning , coowns , after her own heart , after his own heart , after my own heart , after one's own heart , after our own hearts , after their own heart , after their own hearts , after your own heart , after your own hearts , a legend in her own time , a legend in his own time , a legend in one's own time , a legend in their own time

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Forms

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Own self, Owning, Owned, Owns

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Etymology

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Old English an, on, æn, and eow, you. The word 'own' comes from the Proto-Germanic *anwōn and the Proto-Indo-European root *h1enh2, meaning 'one'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that in medieval Europe, a person's name was often used as a shorthand way of expressing ownership? For example, 'John Smith's cow' would be referred to as 'John's cow'.

2. The term 'own goal' is used in sports to describe a goal scored by a player on their own team.

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Related Concepts

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1. Property: A thing or land belonging to an individual or group

2. Possession: The act or fact of having or holding something

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'own' is often used to convey a sense of pride or possession, such as in Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken': 'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.' In this context, the speaker is expressing ownership and pride over the decision they made. In art, the concept of ownership is explored through themes of possession, identity, and individuality.

How to Memorize "own"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize yourself holding an object that is yours, such as a favorite book or a piece of jewelry.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'own' with the feeling of pride or control.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym 'OWN': 'O' for 'Ownership', 'W' for 'Words', and 'N' for 'Noun'. For example, 'Ownership of words as a noun is OWN'.

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