own


Definition: Meaning of, own in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əʊn /

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[always after a possessive]
  1. used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with a particular person or thing and not any other
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  2. used to emphasize that someone did or made something without the help or involvement of anyone else
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  3. (all) on your own alone
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  4. (all) on your own without anyone's help
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  5. for your own good/safety/benefit etc if you do something for someone's own good etc, you do it to help them even though they might not like it or want it
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  6. too nice/clever etc for your own good used to say that someone has too much of a good quality so that it may be a disadvantage
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  7. get your own back (on somebody) informal to do something bad to someone who has harmed you, as a way of punishing them [↪  revenge]
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  8. be your own man/woman to have strong opinions and intentions that are not influenced by other people
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  9. make something your own to change or deal with something in a way that makes it seem to belong to you
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
own owned owned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
owning owns
[transitive not in progressive]
  1. to have something which belongs to you, especially because you have bought it, been given it etc and it is legally yours [↪  possess]
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  2. as if/as though/like you own the place informal to behave in a way that is too confident and upsets other people
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  3. old-fashioned to admit that something is true
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own used in phrases

  • Boys' Own (adjective)
    1. a phrase used to describe men who are doing brave, exciting things, like a HERO in an adventure story. The Boys' Own Paper was a boys' magazine sold in the late 19th century and early 20th century in Britain which contained adventure stories
  • Woman's Own
    1. a British weekly magazine for women, especially popular with married women who have families
  • hold one's own (verb)
    1. be sufficiently competent in a certain situation
    2. maintain one's position and be in control of a situation
  • in her own right (adverb)
    1. by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.
  • in his own right (adverb)
    1. by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.
  • in its own right (adverb)
    1. by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.
  • in one's own right (adverb)
    1. by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.
  • own brand (adjective)
    1. own brand goods are specially produced and sold by particular shops and have the name of the shop on them [=  store brand American English]
  • own goal (noun)
    1. a GOAL that you accidentally score against your own team without intending to in a game of football, HOCKEY etc
    2. informal an action or remark that has the opposite effect from what you intended
  • own label (adjective)
    1. OWN BRAND
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own used in phrasal verbs

  • own up (phrasal verb)
    1. to admit that you have done something bad or embarrassing
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