Definitions for 'own':
Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word own. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Adjective: Adjectives modify nouns to provide more information about them.
UK: /ˈəʊn/
US: /ˈoʊn/
Definition 1
Belonging to; possessed; proper to. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
Definition 2
Not shared
When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.
Definition 3
Peculiar, domestic.
Definition 4
Not foreign.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /ˈəʊn/
US: /ˈoʊn/
Definition 1
To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.
I own this car.
Definition 2
To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.
The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.
Definition 3
To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.
I will own my enemies.
Definition 4
To virtually or figuratively enslave.
Definition 5
To defeat, dominate, or be above, also spelled pwn.
Definition 6
To illicitly obtain superuser or root access to a computer system, thereby having access to all of the user files on that system; pwn.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /ˈəʊn/
US: /ˈoʊn/
Definition 1
To grant; give.
Definition 2
To admit, concede, grant, allow, acknowledge, confess; not to deny.
Definition 3
To admit; concede; acknowledge.
Definition 4
To take responsibility for.
Definition 5
To answer to.
Definition 6
To recognise; acknowledge.
to own one as a son
Definition 7
To claim as one's own.
Definition 8
To confess.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: beat, best, defeat, have, overcome, overthrow, take, vanquish, possess
