own
(ōn)
[Middle English owen, from Old English āgen.]
adjective
- Of or belonging to oneself or itself: She makes her own clothes.
noun
- That which belongs to one: I wanted a room of my own.
verb: owned, own·ing, owns.
transitive verb
- To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants.
- To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
- To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge.
intransitive verb
- To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up. See synonyms at acknowledge
idioms
- on (one's) own
- By one's own efforts: She got the job on her own. Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control: He is now out of college and on his own.
derivatives
- owńer
- noun
