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/ˈəʊn/
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My stuff is mine; I truly own these clothes or this car because they belong exclusively to me. It means having control over something valuable, like a house you bought yourself, and being responsible for it since no one else has claim. To possess implies right of ownership.

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"own" as adjective

1 - Belonging to; possessed; proper to. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

2 - Not shared

3 - Peculiar, domestic.

"own" as verb

1 - To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.

2 - To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.

3 - To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.

"own" as verb

1 - To grant; give.

2 - To admit, concede, grant, allow, acknowledge, confess; not to deny.

3 - To admit; concede; acknowledge.

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Synonyms
1 - have
2 - hold
3 - possess
4 - profess
5 - enjoy
6 - confess
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Antonyms
1 - possess
2 - have
3 - hold
4 - retain
5 - keep
6 - acquire
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Examples in Context

1 - Addressing an inferiority complex often requires challenging distorted beliefs about one's own worth.

1 - Abordar un complejo de inferioridad suele requerir cuestionar creencias distorsionadas sobre el propio valor.

2 - At the fair, kids eagerly lined up to buy their very own pinwheel.

2 - En la feria, los niños esperaban ansiosos para comprar su propio molinete.

3 - The fiercest battles are often fought within one's own mind.

3 - Las batallas más duras a menudo se libran en la propia mente.

4 - Exploring one's own physicality can lead to greater self-awareness and confidence.

4 - Explorar la propia fisicidad puede conducir a una mayor autoconciencia y confianza.

5 - The report dives into murky waters by questioning the agency's own official data.

5 - El informe se adentra en aguas turbias al cuestionar los propios datos oficiales de la agencia.

6 - I prefer the supermarket's own brand chips because they have unique flavors.

6 - Prefiero las papas fritas de marca propia del supermercado porque tienen sabores únicos.

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Oprah Winfrey Network GIF by David Makes Man

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