Own — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have ownership or possession of

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊn/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈoʊn/.

Examples

He owns three houses in Florida
How many cars does she have?
for your own use

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ain possess have

Parts of Speech

verb	have ownership or possession of “He owns three houses in Florida”
adjective	belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive “for your own use”

Word Forms

owner	noun	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
have	noun	a person who possesses great material wealth
possessive	adjective	having or showing a desire to control or dominate
possession	noun	the act of having and controlling property
possessor	noun	a person who owns something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eigen

Eigentum oder Besitz haben

🇫🇷French

propre

avoir la propriété ou la possession de

🇪🇸Spanish

propio

tener propiedad o posesión de

🇮🇹Italian

Proprio

avere la proprietà o il possesso di

🇳🇱Dutch

eigen

eigenaar of bezit hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

ter

ter propriedade ou posse de

🇷🇺Russian

собственный

иметь право собственности или владения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपना

स्वामित्व या कब्ज़ा होना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিজস্ব

মালিকানা বা দখল আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சொந்தம்

உரிமை அல்லது உடைமை வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వంతం

యాజమాన్యం లేదా స్వాధీనం కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वतःचे

मालकी किंवा ताबा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોતાના

ની માલિકી અથવા કબજો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಂತ

ಮಾಲೀಕತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വന്തം

ഉടമസ്ഥതയോ കൈവശമോ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਪਣੇ

ਦੀ ਮਲਕੀਅਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپنے

کی ملکیت یا قبضہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自己的

拥有或占有

🇯🇵Japanese

自分の

～の所有権または所有権を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

소유하다

소유권을 가지고 있거나 소유하고 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sở hữu

có quyền sở hữu hoặc sở hữu

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นเจ้าของ

มีกรรมสิทธิ์หรือมีไว้ในครอบครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memiliki

memiliki kepemilikan atau penguasaan

🇵🇭Filipino

sariling

may pagmamay-ari o pagmamay-ari ng

🇲🇾Malay

milik sendiri

mempunyai pemilikan atau pemilikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملك

تملك أو حيازة

🇮🇷Persian

خود

مالکیت یا تملک داشته باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

sahip olmak

mülkiyeti veya mülkiyeti var

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁלוֹ

יש בעלות או בעלות על

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What is the primary definition of the word 'own'?

The primary meaning of 'own' is 'have ownership or possession of'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'own' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'own' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'own' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'own' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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