v. t. | 1. | To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; | |||
a. | 1. | Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; - most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership;
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v. t. | 1. | To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; |
Verb | 1. | own - have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" |
Adj. | 1. | own - belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" Synonyms: ain |