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own  (n)

adj.

Of or belonging to oneself or itself: She makes her own clothes.

n.

That which belongs to one: I wanted a room of my own.

v. owned, own·ing, owns

v.tr.

1.

a. To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants.

b. To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.

2. To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge.

v.intr.

To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

Idiom:

on (one's) own

1. By one's own efforts: She got the job on her own.

2. Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control: He is now out of college and on his own.

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[Middle English owen, from Old English gen; see aik- in Indo-European roots.]

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owner n.

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own

Adjective

(preceded by a possessive)

used to emphasize that something belongs to a particular person: rely on your own instincts

pron

(preceded by a possessive)

1. the one or ones belonging to a particular person: I had one of my own

2. the people that someone feels loyalty to, esp. relations: we all look after our own around here

3. come into one's own to fulfil one's potential

4. hold one's own to have the necessary ability to deal successfully with a situation: he chose a partner who could hold her own with the best

5. on one's own

a. without help: you'll never manage to lift that on your own

b. by oneself; alone: he lives on his own in a flat in town

Verb

1. to have (something) as one's possession: he owns homes in four countries

2. Also: (own up to) to confess or admit: I own I could not bear to think of it, I though she was going to own up to an affair [Old English āgen]

owner n
ownership n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	own - have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" possess, have prepossess - possess beforehand feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
Adj.	1.	own - 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" ain personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"

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own

determiner 1. personal, special, private, individual, particular, exclusive

verb 2. possess, have, keep, hold, enjoy, retain, be responsible for, be in possession of, have to your name hold your own keep going, compete, get on, get along, stand your ground, keep your head above water, keep your end up, maintain your position on your own

3. alone, by yourself, all alone, unaccompanied, on your tod Brit. (slang)

4. independently, alone, singly, single-handedly, by yourself, unaided, without help, unassisted, left to your own devices, under your own steam, off your own bat, by your own efforts, (standing) on your own two feet

Translations

own [əun] vt → tener, poseer

vi to own to sth/to having done sth → confesar or reconocer algo/haber hecho algo adj → propio;

a room of my own → mi propia habitación;

to get one's own back → tomarse la revancha;

on one's own → solo, a solas;

can I have it for my (very) own? → ¿puedo quedarme con él?;

to come into one's own → llegar a realizarse

own up vi → confesar

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own [əun] vt → posséder

vi (Brit);

to own to sth → reconnaître or avouer qch;

to own to having done sth → avouer avoir fait qch adj → propre;

a room of my own → une chambre à moi, ma propre chambre;

can I have it for my (very) own? → puis-je l'avoir pour moi (tout) seul?;

to get one's own back → prendre sa revanche;

on one's own → tout(e) seul(e);

to come into one's own → trouver sa voie; trouver sa justification

own up vi → avouer

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own [əun] vt (= possess) → besitzen

vi (Brit) (form);

to own up to sth → etw zugeben adj → eigen;

a room of my own → mein eigenes Zimmer;

to get one's own back (= take revenge) → sich rächen;

on one's own → allein;

to come into one's own → sich entfalten

own up own vi → gestehen, es zugeben

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own [əun] adj → proprio/a

vt → possedere

vi (BRIT): to own to sth → ammettere qc;

to own to having done sth → ammettere di aver fatto qc;

a room of my own → la mia propria camera;

to get one's own back → vendicarsi;

on one's own → tutto/a solo/a;

can I have it for my (very) own? → posso averlo tutto per me?;

to come into one's own → mostrare le proprie qualità

own up vi → confessare

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own

v own [əun]

1 to have as a possession I own a car. besit يَمْلُك собствен mít, vlastnit eje besitzen έχω στην ιδιοκτησία μου poseer, tener, ser dueño de omama دارا بودن omistaa posséder לִהיוֹת הַבּעָלִים שֶׁל- स्वामी होना posjedovati, imati van vmije memiliki eiga possedere 所有する 소유하다 turėti, valdyti piederēt, būt kāda īpašumā mempunyai bezitten eie posiadać possuir a poseda иметь, владеть mať, vlastniť imeti posedovati äga เป็นเจ้าของ ...-e sahip olmak 擁有 володіти; мати مالک ہونا sở hữu 拥有

2 to admit that something is true I own that I have not been working very hard. erken, bieg, toegee يَعْتَرِف بِصِحَّة приемам uznat indrømme eingestehen παραδέχομαι confesar, admitir omaks võtma تصدیق کردن tunnustaa avouer לְהוֹדוֹת स्वीकारना, अपनाना, सत्य मानना, स्वीकार करना मान लेना priznavati beismer mengakui viðurkenna, játa ammettere, riconoscere 認める 인정하다 pri(si)pažinti atzīt mengaku bekennen innrømme, vedgå przyznać (się) admitir a recu­noaşte признавать uznať, pripustiť priznati priznati erkänna, tillstå ยอมรับ itiraf etmek 承認 визнавати, признавати اقرار کرنا thừa nhận 承认

adj pron

belonging to (the person stated) The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes. eie خاصَّة мой vlastní egen eigen που ανήκει σε propio oma مال خودم؛ خود oma propre שֶׁלוֹ עַצמוֹ וכו' निजी vlastit, u vlasništvu saját milik eiginn proprio 自分の savas, nuosavas; savo, paties paša-; savs kepunyaan; saya sendiri eigen egen własny próprio propriu свой, собственный vlastný lasten moj egen, eget, egna ที่เป็นของตัวเอง kendi, kendinin 自己的 свій, власний اپنا của chính mình 自己的

n owner

a person who owns something Are you the owner of that car? eienaar, besitter, baas مالِك، صاحِب притежател majitel, -ka ejer der/die Eigentümer(in) ιδιοκτήτης propietario, dueño omanik صاحب omistaja propriétaire בְּעָלִים मालिक vlasnik tulajdonos pemilik eigandi proprietario 所有者 소유자 savininkas īpašnieks pemilik eigenaar eier, innehaver właściciel dono proprietar владелец majiteľ, -ka lastnik vlasnik ägare เจ้าของ sahip 所有人 власник, хазяїн مالک người chủ 所有人

n ownership

eiendom, eiendomsreg, eienaarskap مُلْكِيَّه собственост vlastnictví ejerskab das Eigentumsrecht ιδιοκτησία propiedad omandiõigus مالکیت omistusoikeus (droit de) propriété בַּעֲלוּת स्वामित्व vlasništvo tulajdon(jog) kepemilikan það að vera eigandi; eignarréttur proprietà 所有権 소유권 nuosavybė, nuosavybės teisė īpašumtiesības; īpašums pemilikan eigendom eie, eiendomsrett własność propriedade (drept de) proprietate владение vlastníctvo lastništvo vlasništvo ägarskap, äganderätt, ägo สิทธิการครอบครอง sahiplik 所有權 власність; право власності ملکيت quyền sở hữu 所有权

get one's own back

to revenge oneself He has beaten me this time, but I'll get my own back (on him). wraak op iemand neem vir iets يَنْتَقِم отмъщавам си oplatit få hævn sich revanchieren παίρνω εκδίκηση vengarse, desquitarse, tomarse la revancha kätte maksma انتقام گرفتن maksaa takaisin samalla mitalla prendre sa revanche לְהִתנָקֵם ב- बदला ले लेना osvetiti se ezt még visszakapja membalas ná fram hefndum rifarsi, vendicarsi 仕返しをする at(si)keršyti atmaksāt; atdarīt membalas dendam revnche nemen få revansj odegrać się vingar-se a-şi lua revanşa брать реванш odplatiť maščevati se osvetiti se ta revansch (hämnas) på ngn, ge ngn betalt för gammal ost intikamını almak 報復 взяти реванш انتقام لينا trả thù 报复

own up

to admit that one has done something He owned up to having broken the window. beken, alles erken يَعْتَرِف بِذَنْبِه признавам си přiznat (se) indrømme offen zugeben παραδέχομαι, ομολογώ confesar üles tunnistama اعتراف کردن به tunnustaa avouer לְהוֹדוֹת स्वीकारोक्ति करना, अपने दोष आदि मान लेना priznati beismer mengaku játa hreinskilnislega confessare, ammettere 白状する prisipažinti atzīties mengaku bekennen tilstå, innrømme przyznać się confessar a recunoaşte откровенно признаваться priznať (sa) priznati priznati erkänna, bekänna ยอมรับผิด itiraf etmek 坦白 визнавати, признавати اقرار کرنا thừa nhận 坦白