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own::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | have, possess |
| Has types | prepossess |
| Verb group | feature, have |
| Derivation | owner |
He owns three houses in Florida.
own::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ain |
for your own use.
do your own thing.
she makes her own clothes.
Examples of own
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Visitors can either bring their own telescope or use ones provided by the Adler.
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He may, understandably, be influenced by his own views as a committed Christian.
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Yet Discovery stockholders should not view OWN as a free gift under their seats.
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The city of St. Louis would keep its own mayor and aldermen and fire department.
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- Have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
- Own(a): belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish"
- Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over property, which may be an object, land/real estate or intellectual property. Ownership involves multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different parties. ...
- To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); "To possess by right; to have the right of property in; to have the legal right or rightful title to. ...
- (ownness) The property of being one's own
- Informal utterly defeat or humiliate: yeah right, she totally owned you, man.
- Implies you are the proprietor of all security equipment.
- The right to brag about ones skill in trick by performing it extremely well (see CLAIM)
- To acknowledge; George says he does not own the laws his pursuers refer to, meaning he does not accept them as his own.
