Of or belonging to oneself or itself: She makes her own clothes.
NOUN:
That which belongs to one: I wanted a room of my own.
VERB:
Inflected forms: owned, own·ing, owns
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1a. 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.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up. See synonyms at acknowledge.
IDIOM:
on (one's) own1. 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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English owen, from Old English gen. See aik- in Appendix I.
n
gen. See aik- in Appendix I.
er —NOUN
