Definitions for own
own
own
Spelling: [ohn]
IPA: /oʊn/
Own is a 3 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 11 anagrams from letters in own (now).
Definitions for own
Idioms
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come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
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get one's own back, to get revenge and thereby a sense of personal satisfaction, as for a slight or a previous setback; get even with somebody or something:
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hold one's own,
to maintain one's position or condition:
to be equal to the opposition:
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of one's own, belonging to oneself:
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on one's own,
by dint of one's own efforts, resources, or sense of responsibility; independently:
living or functioning without dependence on others; independent:
adjective
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of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive):
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(used as an intensifier to indicate oneself as the sole agent of some activity or action, preceded by a possessive):
verb (used with object)
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to have or hold as one's own; possess:
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to acknowledge or admit:
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to acknowledge as one's own; recognize as having full claim, authority, power, dominion, etc.:
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to totally defeat, gain control over, or dominate in a competition:
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to take over a (a computer system, program, or computer) without authorization:
verb (used without object)
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to confess (often followed by to, up, or up to):
Origin of own
before 900; (adj.) Middle English owen, Old English āgen (cognate with German eigen, Old Norse eigenn), orig. past participle of āgan to possess (see owe); (v.) Middle