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- pronunciation:
- on
- parts of speech:
- adjective, pronoun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
When you have your own thing, it means that you have a thing that is yours and not anybody else's.
I have my own room in my house, while my two younger brothers share a room with each other.Each of our dogs has its own bowl.- synonyms:
- personal
- similar words:
- individual, particular, private
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| related words: |
personal |
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| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| definition: |
If you say "my own," you mean the thing or things that belong to you. If you say "her own," you mean the thing or things that belong to her. If you say "their own," you mean the thing or things that belong to them.
Stop eating my lunch! You have your own!I don't need to use your phone. I have my own.Mr. Jones rented a car because his own was being repaired. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
owns, owning, owned |
| definition 1: |
When someone owns something, it means that it belongs to him or her. That person is the only one who has the right to keep it.
Cori wants to own a house and a car someday.Our neighbor owns a big dog.- synonyms:
- have, possess
- similar words:
- hold, keep, maintain, preserve, retain, run
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| definition 2: |
If you own something, it means that you admit that you did it, or you admit that it is true.
The old man finally owned that he had cheated his neighbor out of his land.She will never own that she is wrong.- synonyms:
- admit, confess
- antonyms:
- deny
- similar words:
- declare, reveal
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| related words: |
occupy |
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