Definition of Own
Own
Own
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
Belonging to oneself or itself; not shared or public.
e.g. She prefers to use her own car for road trips.
(verb)
(formal) to acknowledge feeling a certain way or to accept/admit that something is the case;
e.g. They were finally willing to own that their mistake had caused the accident.
(adjective)
belonging to or possessed by someone or something mentioned;
e.g. She returned to her own car when they had finished speaking.
(adjective)
particularly related or unique/individual to the specific person or thing mentioned;
e.g. He has his own method of maintaining records.
(pronoun)
something that belongs specifically to someone or something mentioned;
e.g. You can make the room your own by decorating it according to your tastes.
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"Success is never owned; it is only rented--and the rent is due everyday." -- Rory Vaden
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