HyperDic: own

English > 2 senses of the word *own*:
ADJECTIVE	all	own, ain	belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself)
VERB	possession	own, have, possess	have ownership or possession of

own > pronunciation
Sounds	ow'n
Rhymes	acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...

English > *own*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive.
Examples	"for your own use" "do your own thing" "she makes her own clothes"
Synonym	ain
Broader	personal	Concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
Spanish	propio
Catalan	propi

English > *own*: 2 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Have ownership or possession of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"He owns three houses in Florida"
Synonyms	have, possess
Narrower	prepossess	possess beforehand
Similar to	have, feature	Have as a feature
Spanish	disfrutar, participar, poseer, quedar, tener
Catalan	disfrutar, participar, posseïr, posseir, quedar, tenir
Nouns	owner	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
Nouns	owner	a person who owns something

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