Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
own — [əʊn ǁ oʊn] verb [transitive] to have or possess something that is legally yours: • He still owns shares in the company. • The company is owned by a foreign consortium. * * * Ⅰ. own UK US /əʊn/ verb [T] ► to have something that legally belongs to … Financial and business terms
Own — Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [=a]gen, p. p. of [=a]gan to possess; akin to OS. [=e]gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]110. See {Owe}.] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
OWN — OWN … Википедия
own — vt: to have or hold as property; esp: to have title to own property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. own … Law dictionary
Own — Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owning}.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. [=a]gnian, fr. [=a]gen own, a. See {Own}, a.] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
own — [adj] belonging to individual endemic, hers, his, individual, inherent, intrinsic, its, mine, owned, particular, peculiar, personal, private, resident, theirs, very own, yours; concept 710 own [v1] possess; be responsible for be in possession of … New thesaurus
Own — ([=o]n), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. g[ o]nnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.] To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
OWN — may refer to: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a U.S. based cable and satellite television channel Old West Norse, a North Germanic language Once Was Not (2005), an album by Cryptopsy OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), a Canadian cable and satellite … Wikipedia
own up — index betray (disclose), confess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
own — vb 1 possess, hold, *have, enjoy Analogous words: control, manage, direct, *conduct: *keep, retain 2 *acknowledge, avow, admit, confess Analogous words: concede, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
own — own1 W1S1 [əun US oun] adj, pron [always after a possessive] 1.) used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with a particular person or thing and not any other ▪ Bring your own equipment. ▪ Every dance has its own rhythm. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
