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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. To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants.
    2. To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
  1. 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.

[Middle English owen, from Old English āgen.]

owner own'er n.
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verb

  1. To keep at one's disposal: have, hold, possess, retain. See keep/release.
  2. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of. acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, grant. Slang fess up. Chiefly Regional allow. See affirm/deny/argue, knowledge/ignorance.

 
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adj

Definition: belonging
Antonyms: common, shared

v

Definition: acknowledge, admit
Antonyms: deny, disavow, reject

v

Definition: possess; be responsible for
Antonyms: dispossess, lack, lose, need, not have, sell


 
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n

The person holding ownership, dominion, or title of property.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Belonging to oneself. Also: To possess.

pronunciation Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-Swiss-American mathematical physicist, famous for his theories of relativity.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - egen, eget, egne
pron. - egen, eget, egne
v. tr. - eje, anerkende
v. intr. - kendes ved, vedkende sig
n. - ejendom

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    på egen hånd
  • as if one owns the place    som om man ejer stedet
  • call one's own    kalde noget sit eget
  • come into one's own    få hvad der tilkommer én
  • get one's own back    få revanche
  • like one owns the place    som om man ejer stedet
  • make something your own    tilegne sig ngt, føle sig hjemme
  • on one's own    på egen hånd, alene
  • own brand    firmaets varemærke, eget mærke
  • own goal    selvmål
  • own up    indrømme noget
  • own up to something    indrømme noget

Nederlands (Dutch)
in eigendom hebben, bezitten, bekennen, toegeven, erkennen te zijn, eigen, vol iets eigen maken

Français (French)
adj. - propre, appartenant à, elle-même/lui-même/etc, tout(e) seul(e), en privé
pron. - le mien/la mienne/etc, propre, personnel(le), à nous/à vous/etc
v. tr. - posséder, reconnaître, avouer
v. intr. - reconnaître, avouer
n. - qui appartient à qn, à qn

idioms:

  • all of one's own    tout seul
  • as if one owns the place    comme si cela lui appartenait, comme s'il était chez lui
  • come into one's own    (fig) s'épanouir, entrer en possession de son bien, recevoir sa récompense
  • get one's own back    prendre sa revanche
  • like one owns the place    comme s'il était chez lui
  • make something your own    s'approprier qch
  • of one's own    qui lui est propre/qui lui est particulier, qui lui est personnel
  • on one's own    tout seul
  • own brand    marque du distributeur
  • own goal    action qui se retourne contre soi, (Sport) but (marqué contre son propre camp) (au football)
  • own up    avouer, avouer avoir fait
  • own up to something    avouer qch
  • to call one's own    qui appartienne réellement à qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - besitzen, anerkennen, zugeben (Fehler), gestehen (Übertritt)
adj. - eigen
pron. - nicht als Pronomen benutzt
n. - Eigentum, Eigene

idioms:

  • all of one's own    ganz für sich alleine
  • as if one owns the place    als ob jmd. der Eigentümer wäre, sehr überheblich
  • come into one's own    zur Geltung kommen
  • get one's own back    sich rächen
  • like one owns the place    (ugs) als ob der Laden ihnen gehörte
  • make something your own    sich etwas zu eigen machen
  • of one's own    ganz für sich alleine
  • on one's own    allein
  • own brand    Hausmarke
  • own goal    Eigentor
  • own up    zugeben
  • own up to something    gestehen
  • to call one's own    das eigen nennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - έχω δικό μου, αναγνωρίζω, ομολογώ, παραδέχομαι
adj. - δικός (μου κ.λπ.)

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    ολόδικός μου
  • as if one owns the place    λες και του ανήκει το μέρος
  • call one's own    θεωρώ δικό μου
  • come into one's own    παίρνω ότι μου ανήκει, δείχνω τι αξίζω, δικαιώνομαι
  • get one's own back    εκδικούμαι, παίρνω το αίμα μου πίσω
  • like one owns the place    σαν να του ανήκε το μέρος
  • make something your own    κάνω δικό μου
  • on one's own    από μόνος, με δική μου προαίρεση, ανεξάρτητα, μόνος, ασυναγώνιστος, επί ξύλου κρεμάμενος
  • own brand    είδος με την επωνυμία του καταστήματος (όχι του κατασκευαστή)
  • own goal    (αθλοπ.) αυτογκόλ
  • own up    ομολογώ
  • own up to something    αναγνωρίζω/παραδέχομαι (την ευθύνη μου κ.λπ.), ομολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
possedere, proprio

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    (tutto) il proprio
  • call one's own    avere in possesso
  • come into one's own    entrare in possesso
  • get one's own back    prendersi la rivincita
  • like/as if one owns the place    come se fosse il padrone del mondo, farla da padrone
  • make something your own    personalizzare, appropriarsi di qualcosa
  • on one's own    da solo
  • own brand    di marca autorizzata
  • own goal    proprio scopo
  • own up    confessare
  • own up (to something)    confessare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ter, possuir, confessar
adj. - próprio

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    minha própria, meu próprio
  • call one's own    considerar como sua própria
  • come into one's own    manter (condição, posição)
  • get one's own back    estar quites com
  • like/as if one owns the place    como se fosse o dono do lugar
  • make something your own    tornar algo de sua propriedade
  • on one's own    por sua própria conta, sem depender de ninguém
  • own brand    marca própria
  • own goal    metas pessoais
  • own up    assumir
  • own up (to something)    assumir (algo)

Русский (Russian)
владеть, обладать, собственный, родной

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    принадлежащий только кому-либо
  • call one's own    иметь лично
  • come into one's own    добиться признания
  • get one's own back    отомстить
  • like/as if one owns the place    как-будто/очевидно есть хозяева
  • make something your own    присвоить
  • on one's own    самостоятельно, в одиночку
  • own brand    торговая марка дистрибьютора
  • own goal    ошибочно сам забил себе гол
  • own up    сознаться
  • own up (to something)    сознаться (в чем-либо)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - propio, mismo, de uno, carnal, hermano
pron. - propio, suyo/a
v. tr. - tener, poseer, reconocer, admitir
v. intr. - reconocer, admitir, confesar
n. - lo suyo

idioms:

  • all of one's own    que le pertenece a uno, que es suyo, que todo es parte o propiedad de uno
  • as if one owns the place    como si fuera dueño del lugar
  • come into one's own    tomar posesión de lo suyo, conseguir lo que uno se merece
  • get one's own back    tomar la revancha, vengarse, cobrárselas
  • like one owns the place    como si fuera dueño del lugar
  • make something your own    apropiarse, apoderarse de algo
  • of one's own    que le pertenece a uno, que es suyo, de la propia cosecha, de sí mismo
  • on one's own    solo, por sí solo
  • own brand    su propia marca
  • own goal    gol en contra, autogol
  • own up    confesar sinceramente, confesar de plano
  • own up to something    confesar sinceramente, confesar de plano, confesar sin más ni más
  • to call one's own    definirlo como suyo propio, llamarlo o considerarlo como suyo propio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - äga, erkänna
adj. - egen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
自己的, 嫡亲的, 特有的, 自己, 拥有, 承认, 自认

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    全属于自己的
  • as if one owns the place    好像某人拥有这个地方
  • call one's own    声称为自己所有
  • come into one's own    得到自己该得的东西, 盛行起来
  • get one's own back    报复
  • like one owns the place    好像某人拥有这个地方
  • make something your own    把某物据为己有
  • on one's own    独立无助地
  • own brand    自己的商标, 自己商标的
  • own goal    自我的目标
  • own up    坦白, 爽快承认
  • own up to something    坦白的承认某事

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 自己的, 嫡親的, 特有的
pron. - 自己
v. tr. - 擁有, 承認, 自認
v. intr. - 承認
n. - 自己的

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    全屬於自己的
  • as if one owns the place    好像某人擁有這個地方
  • call one's own    聲稱為自己所有
  • come into one's own    得到自己該得的東西, 盛行起來
  • get one's own back    報復
  • like one owns the place    好像某人擁有這個地方
  • make something your own    把某物據為己有
  • on one's own    獨立無助地
  • own brand    自己的商標, 自己商標的
  • own goal    自我的目標
  • own up    坦白, 爽快承認
  • own up to something    坦白的承認某事

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자기자신의, 본처소생의, 스스로하는
pron. - ~소유의
v. tr. - 소유하다, 승인하다
v. intr. - 인정하다
n. - 소유, 승인

idioms:

  • as if one owns the place    매우 건방진
  • call one's own    ~에 의해 제어되는, 다는 사람과 나누는
  • come into one's own    자립하다, 당연한 성공을 얻다
  • get one's own back    복수하다
  • like one owns the place    매우 건방진
  • make something your own    ~독자적인 것으로 만든
  • own up    모든 것을 자백하다
  • own up to something    ~했던 것을 자백하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 所有する, 認める, 白状する
adj. - 自分自身の, 特有の, 自分自身のもの

idioms:

  • (all) of one's own    (全くの)独りぼっち
  • at one's own risk    自分の責任において
  • be on one's own ground    慣れた立場で, 自分の得意な問題で
  • be one's own man    人の支配をうけない, 気が確かである
  • come into one's own    自分の本領を発揮する, 本領を発揮する, 本来の地位を得る
  • do one's own thing    したいことをする
  • get one's own back    かたきをとる
  • get your own back    かたきをとる
  • go one's own way    我が道を行く
  • have one's own back    仕返しする
  • have the devil's own job    非常に辛い経験をする
  • in one's own right    自己の名義で, それ自身で, 独自に
  • of one's own accord    自発的に
  • of one's own volition    自由意志で
  • off one's own bat    自分の努力で, 自発的に
  • on one's own    自分で, 独立して
  • on one's own account    独立して, 自分の責任で
  • on one's own responsibility    自分の責任で
  • own brand    自分のブランド
  • own goal    自らの目標
  • own resources    自力に頼る
  • own up    認める, 白状する
  • own up (to something)    …をやったと白状する
  • someone's own flesh and blood    自分の肉親

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يملك (صفه) ملكه ينجز شئ لوحده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של עצמו, שלו, מיוחד ל-‬
pron. - ‮שלו‬
v. tr. - ‮היה הבעלים של-, הכיר/הודה ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮הודה ב-, הודה בבעלות על, הודה בהחזקת‬
n. - ‮רכוש פרטי‬


 
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