"own" meaning in All languages combined

See own on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /əʊn/ [UK], /oʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-own.ogg [US] Forms: own [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: ōn [US] Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis).
    Sense id: simple-own-en-adj-iF~g3YFo Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  2. If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you.
    Sense id: simple-own-en-adj-0lhApdvk

Verb [English]

IPA: /əʊn/ [UK], /oʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-own.ogg [US] Forms: own [canonical], owns [third-person, singular], owned [past], owned [past, participle], owning [present, participle]
enPR: ōn [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours.
    Sense id: simple-own-en-verb-OqyKv7pN
  2. If you "own up" to something, you admit you did it.
    Sense id: simple-own-en-verb-DfeYtwUH
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    {
      "form": "–",
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        "comparative"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I wish I had my own home."
        },
        {
          "text": "I bought it in my own name."
        },
        {
          "text": "The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own."
        },
        {
          "text": "accidents happen, and often in your very own home."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis)."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was on my own in the woods."
        },
        {
          "text": "If you try to do that you're on your own – or at least I won't help you!"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    }
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      "ipa": "/əʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@Un/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ōn",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/oUn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-own.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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          "text": "Yes, I own a car."
        },
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          "text": "I plan to build a house on the land I own."
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          "text": "I had to own up to lying about our relationship."
        }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "sampa": "/@Un/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "enpr": "ōn",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/oUn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "audio": "en-us-own.ogg",
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        "US"
      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "–",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "I wish I had my own home."
        },
        {
          "text": "I bought it in my own name."
        },
        {
          "text": "The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own."
        },
        {
          "text": "accidents happen, and often in your very own home."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis)."
      ],
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        "usually before a noun"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was on my own in the woods."
        },
        {
          "text": "If you try to do that you're on your own – or at least I won't help you!"
        }
      ],
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        "If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you."
      ]
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      "ipa": "/əʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@Un/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ōn",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/oUn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-own.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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      "form": "owns",
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        "singular"
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        {
          "text": "Yes, I own a car."
        },
        {
          "text": "I plan to build a house on the land I own."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours."
      ]
    },
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          "text": "I had to own up to lying about our relationship."
        }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/@Un/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ōn",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "audio": "en-us-own.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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}

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