own

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈəʊn/
/ˈoʊn/
Verb
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • I own this car.
2 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.
3 Definition

To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.

Example Sentences
  • I will own my enemies.
4 Definition

To virtually or figuratively enslave.

5 Definition

To defeat, dominate, or be above, also spelled pwn.

6 Definition

To illicitly obtain superuser or root access to a computer system, thereby having access to all of the user files on that system; pwn.

7 Definition

To grant; give.

8 Definition

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

9 Definition

To admit; concede; acknowledge.

10 Definition

To take responsibility for.

11 Definition

To answer to.

12 Definition

To recognise; acknowledge.

Example Sentences
  • to own one as a son
13 Definition

To claim as one's own.

14 Definition

To confess.

Adjective
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

Not shared

Example Sentences
  • When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.
3 Definition

Peculiar, domestic.

4 Definition

Not foreign.