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21own — /oʊn / (say ohn) adjective 1. belonging or relating to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasise the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): his own money. –pronoun 2. (absolutely, with a… …
22own*/*/*/ — [əʊn] grammar word I summary: Own can be: ■ an adjective: We grow our own vegetables. ■ a pronoun: Her sister s house is bigger than her own. 1) belonging to a particular person or thing and not to any other You are free to do what you like in… …
23own — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another s (saw it with my own eyes). b individual, peculiar, particular (a charm all of its own). 2 used to emphasize identity rather than possession (cooks his own… …
24own — See: COME INTO ONE S OWN, DOSE OF ONE S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN, KEEP ONE S OWN COUNSEL, OF ONE S OWN ACCORD or OF ONE S OWN FREE WILL, ON ONE S OWN ACCOUNT or ON ONE S OWN HOOK, ON ONE S OWN TIME, SIGN ONE S OWN… …
25own — See: COME INTO ONE S OWN, DOSE OF ONE S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN, KEEP ONE S OWN COUNSEL, OF ONE S OWN ACCORD or OF ONE S OWN FREE WILL, ON ONE S OWN ACCOUNT or ON ONE S OWN HOOK, ON ONE S OWN TIME, SIGN ONE S OWN… …
26own — See: come into one s own, dose of one s own medicine, hold one s own, in a world of one s own, keep one s own counsel, of one s own accord or of one s own free will, on one s own account or on one s own hook, on one s own time, sign one s own… …
27own — n. and pronoun 1) to hold one s own ( to continue to survive ) 2) to come into one s own ( to receive recognition ) 3) on one s own ( independently ) 4) of one s own (for reasons of one s own) ( for one s own reasons ) * * * [əʊn] of one s own (… …
28own — dis·own; dis·own·ment; land·own·er; land·own·er·ship; own; own·er; own·er·less; own·er·ship; own·hood; own·ness; …
29own up — verb admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting • Syn: ↑make a clean breast of, ↑fess up • Hypernyms: ↑concede, ↑profess, ↑confess …
30own — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse eiginn, Old English āgan to possess more at owe Date: before 12th century 1. belonging to oneself or itself usually used following a… …
