simple past tense and past participle of own
"She owned a small bakery on Main Street before selling it last year."
In plain English: To own something means to have full legal control over it and be responsible for it.
"She owned a small bakery in the center of town."
Usage: Use "owned" to describe something you legally possess or have title to in the past. Do not use it to mean you acquired an item by force or theft, which requires different verbs like "seized" or "stole."
Derived from Old English eagan, owned originally meant to possess or hold property as one's own right. The past tense form evolved in Middle English to signify legal title and later extended metaphorically to mean having complete knowledge of something.