Meaning of "own" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OWN

Old English āgen, originally past participle of āgan to have; related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old Norse eiginn.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OWN

own  [əʊn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OWN

Own is a verb and can also act as a determiner.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb own in English.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES OWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ownership

Ownership of property may be private, collective, or common and the property may be of objects, land/real estate, intellectual property, or people. Determining ownership in law involves determining who has certain rights and duties over the property. These rights and duties, sometimes called a 'bundle of rights', can be separated and held by different parties. The process and mechanics of ownership are fairly complex: one can gain, transfer and lose ownership of property in a number of ways. To acquire property one can purchase it with money, trade it for other property, win it in a bet, receive it as a gift, inherit it, find it, receive it as damages, earn it by doing work or performing services, make it, or homestead it. One can transfer or lose ownership of property by selling it for money, exchanging it for other property, giving it as a gift, misplacing it, or having it stripped from one's ownership through legal means such as eviction, foreclosure, seizure, or taking. Ownership is self-propagating in that the owner of any property will also own the economic benefits of that property.

Definition of own in the English dictionary

The first definition of own in the dictionary is on behalf of oneself or in relation to oneself. Other definition of own is to have as one's possession. Own is also when intr, often foll by up, to, or up to to confess or admit; acknowledge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OWN

PRESENT

Present

I own

you own

he/she/it owns

we own

you own

they own

Present continuous

I am owning

you are owning

he/she/it is owning

we are owning

you are owning

they are owning

Present perfect

I have owned

you have owned

he/she/it has owned

we have owned

you have owned

they have owned

Present perfect continuous

I have been owning

you have been owning

he/she/it has been owning

we have been owning

you have been owning

they have been owning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I owned

you owned

he/she/it owned

we owned

you owned

they owned

Past continuous

I was owning

you were owning

he/she/it was owning

we were owning

you were owning

they were owning

Past perfect

I had owned

you had owned

he/she/it had owned

we had owned

you had owned

they had owned

Past perfect continuous

I had been owning

you had been owning

he/she/it had been owning

we had been owning

you had been owning

they had been owning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will own

you will own

he/she/it will own

we will own

you will own

they will own

Future continuous

I will be owning

you will be owning

he/she/it will be owning

we will be owning

you will be owning

they will be owning

Future perfect

I will have owned

you will have owned

he/she/it will have owned

we will have owned

you will have owned

they will have owned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been owning

you will have been owning

he/she/it will have been owning

we will have been owning

you will have been owning

they will have been owning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would own

you would own

he/she/it would own

we would own

you would own

they would own

Conditional continuous

I would be owning

you would be owning

he/she/it would be owning

we would be owning

you would be owning

they would be owning

Conditional perfect

I would have own

you would have own

he/she/it would have own

we would have own

you would have own

they would have own

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been owning

you would have been owning

he/she/it would have been owning

we would have been owning

you would have been owning

they would have been owning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you own
we let´s own
you own

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to own

Past participle

owned

Present Participle

owning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «OWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «own» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of own

acknowledge · admit · allow · avow · concede · confess · disclose · enjoy · exclusive · grant · have · hold · individual · keep · particular · personal · possess · private · recognize · retain · special

TRANSLATION OF OWN

Find out the translation of own to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of own from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «own» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 自己的
• Translator English - Spanish: propio
• English: own
• Translator English - Hindi: खुद
• Translator English - Arabic: مُلْكَه
• Translator English - Russian: собственный
• Translator English - Portuguese: próprio
• Translator English - Bengali: নিজের
• Translator English - French: propre
• Translator English - Malay: Sendiri
• Translator English - German: eigen
• Translator English - Japanese: 自分自身の
• Translator English - Korean: 자기 자신의
• Translator English - Javanese: Duwe
• Translator English - Vietnamese: của chính mình
• Translator English - Tamil: சொந்த
• Translator English - Marathi: स्वत: चे
• Translator English - Turkish: kendi
• Translator English - Italian: proprio
• Translator English - Polish: własny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: власний
• Translator English - Romanian: propriu
• Translator English - Greek: δικό μου
• Translator English - Afrikaans: eie
• Translator English - Swedish: egen
• Translator English - Norwegian: egen

10 QUOTES WITH «OWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word own.

1

Jill Abramson

Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working on my own enterprise stories, which were not as deadline sensitive.

2

Azzedine Alaia

Fashion will last forever. It will exist always. It will exist in its own way in each era.

3

Archibald Alexander

It is commonly said that men are forward to believe whatever is connected with their own interest. This in common cases is true; but it is also true, that when some very great and unexpected good news is brought to us, we find it very difficult to credit it.

4

Rudolf Arnheim

Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.

5

Melissa Bean

As a member of the House Committee on Small Business and because of my own experience as a small business owner, I am appreciative of the impact these small businesses have on our local economies.

6

Simone de Beauvoir

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.

7

Jodi Benson

I can't sing, perform, do anything apart from Christ. I have no power or strength of my own.

8

Jane Birkin

I'd rather live on my own than live with a face that looks at me with the wrong eyes.

9

James Boswell

For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.

10

Richard Branson

And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OWN»

Discover the use of own in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to own and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior

An authoritative guide shares practical advice designed to help readers overcome self-defeating behaviors--including procrastination, obsession, self-pity, rebellion, and guilt--to effectively cope with the challenges and difficulties of ...

Mark Goulston, Philip Goldberg, 1996

Places of Their Own: African American Suburbanization in the ...

Tracing the precise contours of black migration to the suburbs over the course of the whole last century and across the entire United States, "Places of Their Own" is a foundational book for anyone interested in the African-American ...

Andrew Wiese, 2005

A God of One's Own: Religion's Capacity for Peace and ...

A life of one's own, a room of one's own, a God of one's own: in the context of Western modernity, where the ethic of individual self-fulfilment has become a powerful current, religious faith, where it exists, has been channeled through the ...

Ulrich Beck, 2010

Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets

Build your own kitchen cabinets! You don't need a showroom full of equipment or expertise in calculus to build your own kitchen cabinets.

Danny Proulx, 2003

Test Your Own Aptitude

The ""job for life"" is being replaced by the ""self-managed career."" This latest edition brings the process of matching talent to opportunity up to date.

James Barrett, Jim Barrett, Geoffrey Williams, 2003

A World of Their Own Making: Myth, Ritual, and the Quest for ...

Discusses ritual events we regard as family traditions and how they must be open to perpetual revision so we can satisfy our human needs and changing circumstances.

John R. Gillis, 1997

A Room of One's Own

Why is it that men, and not women, have always had power, wealth, and fame? Woolf cites the two keys to freedom: fixed income and one’s own room. Foreword by Mary Gordon.

Virginia Woolf, 1989

Building Your Own Greenhouse

Discusses the background and principles of greenhouses, provides the basics of greenhouse construction, and shows examples of freestanding and attached greenhouses

Mark Freeman, 1997

Into Our Own Hands: The Women's Health Movement in the ...

The book also explores the impact of political struggles over race and class within the movement.

Sandra Morgen, 2002

My Own Country: A Doctor's Story

A young doctor of eastern Tennessee describes the town's first introduction to the AIDS virus, which preceded a disturbing epidemic and introduced the doctor to many unique people

Abraham Verghese, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term own is used in the context of the following news items.

Mike Trout has his own bobblehead ... and it's huge! | FOX Sports

As if the general public needed another reason to be jealous of Trout -- because who doesn't want their own life-sized bobblehead! «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

Donald Trump: I Pay My Own Way, Unlike Bush, Walker or Clinton …

OSKALOOSA, Iowa—Donald Trump said there was no cap in the amount of money he would be willing to put into his campaign for the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Jamaal Charles reflects on his own disability in inspiring Special …

He wasn't just there to support the athletes -- he was there to share about his personal struggles with his own mental disability. The starting ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»

Dwyane Wade launches his own wine label in China

Trade target Cole Hamels no-hits the Cubs at Wrigley Field, striking out 13. It's the first time the Cubs have been no-hit since Sandy Koufax's ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Baseball's seventh-inning stretch has its own glorious culture - The …

And in baseball, that's kind of what it is: You're sitting in your own seats, but the seventh- inning stretch is a time to stand up, look around, see ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

Ad exec who inspired 'Mad Men' plans to create his own series …

Jerry Della Femina — the legendary ad exec who Matt Weiner said inspired his hit AMC series “Mad Men” — is planning to launch his own ... «Page Six, Jul 15»

Fmr. NFL star catches his own friend burglarizing his house | 6abc.com

Berrian investigated the crime on his own before turning it over to Fresno police. The suspect was Berrian's longtime friend who he met at ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»

Rogue Minnesota DQ makes up own rules for ice cream treats - The …

The Dairy Queen in downtown Moorhead, Minn., still operates mostly under the terms of a contract signed in 1949, when it opened. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

Katie Pinke: Rooting kids to make their own decisions | Agweek

I've spent half of my life raising and caring for him, and now it's time to step back and watch him make his own decisions. Earlier this week, my ... «AG Week, Jul 15»

Limo company blames newsman Bob Simon for his own death - The …

The limousine company whose car CBS correspondent Bob Simon was killed in is blaming Simon for his own death because he wasn't ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»