own

//oʊn//
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Adjective

ownCanonical form
1

Belonging to oneself or itself; used to emphasize possession by a particular person or thing.

She has her own room.

2

Done or produced by oneself without help from others.

She made her own dress for the party.

Verb

ownInfinitive
ownPresent tense
ownedPast tense
ownedPast participle
owningPresent participle
ownsThird-person singular
1

To have legal possession or rightful title to something; to possess as property.

She owns a small house in the countryside.

2

To admit or acknowledge something, especially reluctantly; to confess.

He finally owned that he had made a mistake.

Pronoun

ownCanonical form
1

That which belongs to one; one's own possessions or property.

I prefer to use my own rather than borrow from others.