Pronunciation

/əʊn/

Definitions

• Adjective: Belonging to oneself; possessed by oneself; one’s own. For example: “This is my own car.”
• Verb (transitive): To have or possess as property; to have legal title to. For example: “She owns a house in the city.”
• Verb (intransitive): To admit or acknowledge something as true or valid. For example: “He owns up to his mistakes.”
• Noun: Something that belongs to oneself; possession. For example: “The book is his own.”

Phrases

• “Take ownership”: To accept responsibility for something.
• “On one’s own”: By oneself, without assistance.
• “Own goal”: In sports, when a player inadvertently scores against their own team.
• “To be owned”: In informal language, particularly online, to be proven wrong or defeated decisively in an argument.

Example Sentences

• Adjective: “She takes pride in her own accomplishments.”
• Verb (transitive): “They decided to own the property outright rather than rent it.”
• Verb (intransitive): “It’s important to own your mistakes and learn from them.”
• Noun: “Her most prized own is a collection of rare books.”

Synonyms

• Belonging
• Possessive
• Owned
• Personal
• Held
• Acknowledged

Antonyms (for the verb form meaning ‘to admit’):

• Deny
• Disown
• Reject
• Refuse to acknowledge