Definition of own | Collins English Dictionary

own (əʊn)

1. (intensifier) ⇒ John's own idea your own mother
2. ((as pronoun) ⇒ I'll use my own
on behalf of oneself or in relation to oneself ⇒ he is his own worst enemy
See come into one's own
See get one's own back
See hold one's own
See on one's own

Old English āgen, originally past participle of āgan to have; related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old Norse eiginn. See owe

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= possess, have, keep, hold, enjoy, retain, be responsible for be in possession of have to your name

= acknowledge, allow, admit, grant, recognize, concede, confess, disclose, go along with, avow, allow to be valid

British English: own You use own to say that something belongs to you.She wanted her own room.əʊn ADJECTIVE She wanted her own room.
Spanish: propio adj propia
French: propre adj
German: eigen adj
Chinese: 自己的 adj
Arabic: مُلْكَه adj
Portuguese: próprio adj própria
Russian: собственный adj собственная
Croatian: vlastit adj vlastita
Czech: vlastní adj
Danish: egen adj
Dutch: eigen adj
Finnish: oma adj
Greek: ίδιος adj ίδια
Italian: proprio adj propria
Japanese: 自分自身の no_posp
Korean: 자기 자신의 adj
Norwegian: egen adj eget
Polish: własny adj własna
Brazilian Portuguese: próprio adj própria
European Spanish: propio adj propia
Swedish: egen adj eget
Thai: ที่เป็นของตัวเอง adj
Turkish: kendi adj
Vietnamese: của chính mình adj

British English: own If you own something, it is your property.His father owns a local restaurant.əʊn VERB His father owns a local restaurant.
Spanish: poseer v
French: posséder vt
German: besitzen v
Chinese: 拥有 v
Arabic: يَـمْلِكُ v
Portuguese: possuir v
Russian: владеть v
Croatian: posjedovati v
Czech: vlastnit v
Danish: eje v
Dutch: bezitten v
Finnish: omistaa v
Greek: κατέχω v
Italian: possedere v
Japanese: 所有する v
Korean: 소유하다 v
Norwegian: eie v
Polish: posiąść v posiadać
Brazilian Portuguese: possuir v
European Spanish: poseer v
Swedish: äga v
Thai: เป็นเจ้าของ v
Turkish: sahip olmak v
Vietnamese: sở hữu v

For a start, I would never be able to find the cave in the forest on my own.
Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)
His first venture was a literary agency, but, before long, the attractions of founding his own imprint beckoned.
Country Life (2004)
The judge fixed his own bond of E200 with an independent surety of E200 for the purposes of bail pending appeal.
Irish Times (2002)
But he had his own newsworthy jewel concerning the Leeds players ' trial.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
They knew absolutely no one outside their own savage, inbred family.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)