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Own has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

have ownership or possession of

"He owns three houses in Florida"

"How many cars does she have?"

2

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

Adjective
1

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"

2

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

Example Sentences
"He owns three houses in Florida" verb
"How many cars does she have?" verb
"for your own use" adjective
"do your own thing" adjective
"she makes her own clothes" adjective
"`ain' is Scottish" adjective
Related Terms
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
prepossess

Origin

The word "own" comes from Old English āgen, which originally meant "proper" or "peculiar." It traces back to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to have" or "possess."

Rhyming Words
sown town lown mown gown rown down adown known grown frown shown brown sdown coown blown clown crown drown flown
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