own1 adjective, pronounown2 verb
ownown1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective, pronoun [always after a possessive] 
Longman Language Activatorto own something
if you own something, especially something big like a house, a car, or a company, it is your property and you have the legal right to have it: · We don't own the apartment, we're just renting it.· Clark owns about 40 companies in northern Europe.· They stayed in a villa once owned by the writer, Somerset Maugham.privately owned (=owned by an individual person, not by a company or government): · In National Parks, although the land is privately owned, there are strict controls on the use of the land.
also have got especially British to own something, especially something that ordinary people are likely to own: · We don't have a T.V.· How many of your students have a computer?· What kind of car has she got?· I've worked hard for everything I've got.
formal to own something - use this especially in negative sentences to say that someone does not own something that most people own: · Very few families in this area possess a telephone.· He never wore a suit - I don't think he possessed one.· Because of his gambling, he lost everything he possessed.
to own a larger part of a company than other people so that you have power to make decisions about that company: · As well as owning Mirror Group Newspapers, the Maxwell Corporation also controlled several other businesses.· The Johnson family has effective control of the company, owning almost 60% of the shares.
to own part of a company because you own a number of the equal parts into which it is divided: · She works for Le Monde, where the staff hold a significant stake in the company. · a situation in which a husband and wife both hold shares in a family company
to own part of a company and therefore be able to have a share in the money it makes: · Labatt beer has a 45% stake in the Blue Jays baseball team.· She has a stake in her husband's company, which she will have to give up if they divorce.
if a person, company, or government has an interest in a business, they own part of that business: interest in: · The bank has interests in several companies, including a 15% share of Morgan's Brewery.controlling interest (=a large enough part of the company or business to give you the power to make decisions about it): · Although the government has made some shares in National Oil Products available, it intends to maintain its controlling interest.
when someone owns something if something belongs to someone, they own it: · This watch belonged to my grandfather.· Who does that Walkman belong to?· A car believed to belong to the bank robbers was found abandoned yesterday.
formal to belong to someone - often written on books, clothes etc to show who owns them: · This hymn book is the property of Pitt Street Methodist Church.· If he defaults on the loan, the land will become the property of the bank.
if something is mine/yours/John's etc , it belongs to me, you, John etc: · "Hey, that's my pen!" - "Sorry! I didn't know it was yours."· "Whose bike is that?" "It's Martin's."· The money wasn't Sara's to lend you in the first place (=Sara didn't have the right to lend it).
belonging to me, you, him etc: · Please can you move your car? It's blocking my driveway.· I've got a problem with my dishwasher.· My grandmother lives near your place -- just around the corner in fact.
belonging to you and not to anyone else: · You can rent skis or you can bring your own.· Joe left the company to set up his own business.
: a room/car/computer etc of your own one that belongs to you and no one else, especially when this is something you want to own: · Our neighbours let us use their garage, but we really need one of our own.· The charity provides accommodation for homeless people, and helps them find homes of their own.
belonging only to you - used especially in official contexts: somebody's personal possessions/property/belongings: · The dead man's personal possessions were sent back to his family.my/their etc own personal: · You can arm and disarm the alarm system using your own personal access code.
the person who owns something the person who owns something: · The previous owner painted the outside of the house yellow.owner of: · The owners of the company live abroad.the proud owner of something: · He is the proud owner of two Olympic gold medals.car/dog/home etc owner: · Car owners are facing a 10% rise in the price of gasoline.
someone who owns a building and is paid money by the people who live in it or use it: · Our landlord has promised to fix the heating by Tuesday.· College accommodation offices provide lists of private landlords and landladies.
someone who owns and runs a business, especially a small business such as a shop or a restaurant: · Eddy Shah, the former national newspaper proprietor· My father had fallen victim to an unscrupulous garage proprietor.proprietor of: · As proprietors of the general store, Mr and Mrs Stacey knew everything that went on in the town.
someone who owns or lives in a house - used especially in official or legal contexts: · The police are giving advice to householders on how to improve the security of their homes.· Householders and tradesmen both use the refuse dump to dispose of their garbage.
someone who owns their own home: · The latest rise in interest rates is bad news for home-owners.· The latest trend is for home-owners to carry out improvements before selling their properties.
the things that someone owns things someone owns, especially large expensive things such as houses, land, or cars: · Some of the stolen property was discovered in an empty warehouse.school/church/army etc property: · The boys have been charged with damaging school property.private property: · Many state documents were considered as the officer's private property.
all the things that a person owns, which they keep in their home or carry with them: · They lost all their possessions in the floods.personal possessions: · Prisoners are allowed no personal possessions such as photographs of their families.somebody's most treasured/cherished/prized possessions: · One of my most treasured possessions is a small book of prayers.
spoken also stuff spoken informal things such as clothes, records, books, furniture etc that you own: somebody's things/stuff: · She always leaves her things all over the floor.· I don't how know I'm going to fit all my stuff into the new apartment.
things you own such as clothes, equipment, bags etc, especially things you take with you when you are travelling somewhere: · They packed all their belongings into the car and left the city that night.personal belongings: · It doesn't cost much to insure your personal belongings.
property that a person or a company owns and which they would be able to sell if they needed money - used especially in legal or business contexts: · The company has mining assets worth 8 billion Rand.freeze somebody's assets (=not allow them to sell them): · The government announced that it had frozen the assets of three senior bank officials.
all the things that you own - use this especially as a joke when you do not own much: · Two old chairs, a broken jug, and half a candle: these were all his worldly goods.· All her worldly goods were contained in four cardboard boxes.
to say you have a right to be the legal owner or something to say that you have a right to own something, especially something that is owned by someone else: · Both Britain and Argentina lay claim to the Falkland Islands.· A stranger who said he was my father's brother had arrived to lay claim to his fortune.
to say publicly that you believe you have a right to own something, especially when other people also say they have a right to own it: · If you want some of the furniture, now's the time to stake your claim.
when there are no other people with you if you are alone, on your own, or by yourself, you are in a place and no-one else is there with you : · She was sitting alone on a park bench.· I don't really like walking home on my own at night.· Do you share the apartment, or do you live by yourself?all alone/on your own/by yourself (=completely alone): · Wendy was frightened, all alone in that big old house.leave somebody alone/on their own/by themselves: · The first time his parents left him alone in the house, he set fire to the kitchen.· Mark's not well. I can't go out and leave him on his own.
if you go somewhere unaccompanied, you go there alone, especially when it is more usual to be with someone else: · Children flying unaccompanied are looked after by the cabin crew.· Some parts of town are not safe for an unaccompanied woman.
when you are alone, especially when you want to be alone because this gives you time to think, work etc: · I need solitude in order to paint my pictures.· Ella loved the quiet solitude of her weekends.in solitude: · He spent his free time in solitude, reading or walking in the hills.
when you do something without help from someone else if you do something on your own or by yourself , you do it without anyone helping you: · I managed to fix the car on my own.· He's old enough to get dressed by himself, isn't he?all on your own/all by yourself (=use this when it is surprising that someone has done something without anyone's help): · How did you manage to prepare so much food all by yourself?you're on your own (=use this to tell someone that you will not help them) spoken: · I can get an application for you, but after that you're on your own.
if you do something difficult unaided you do it without the help of anyone or anything: · After his illness he was unable to walk unaided.· With no one else in the office I had to deal with the problem unaided.
if you do something very difficult or very impressive single-handedly or single-handed , you succeed in doing it without the help of anyone else: · In 1992, he rowed across the Atlantic single-handed.almost single-handedly/single-handed: · Sanger almost single-handedly founded the birth control movement in the early 1900s.
if you do something solo, especially a sports or musical activity, you do it alone: · By the end of the course, all students will fly solo.go solo (=start doing something on your own instead of in a group): · John played with the band for five years before going solo.
someone who started without much money but has become rich and successful simply through their own efforts and work: self-made man/businesswoman/millionaire etc: · C.J. Walker became one of black America's first self-made millionaires.
someone who is able to do things on their own without being told what to do by other people, especially in their job: · We're looking for creative self-starters with at least three years' experience.
having no one to help you if you do something on your own or by yourself you do it without help from anyone else: · Peter cooked everything by himself - he wouldn't even let me in the kitchen.· I doubt I would have been able to find this job on my own.all on your own/all by yourself (=used to emphasize that you do not have any help): · You mean to tell me he painted the whole house all by himself?
needing help because you cannot do anything for yourself or you need protection: · Why are you so afraid of a helpless old woman?· Frightened and helpless, Alvin wondered if they might kill him.utterly helpless: · His mother's death left the boy feeling utterly helpless and alone.
to be independent in the way you think to make decisions or form opinions without expecting other people to help or approve of you: · Parents should encourage their children to think for themselves.· The purpose of this question is to force students to think for themselves.· 'You're going to have to start thinking for yourself,' said David sternly.
to have a strong character and strong opinions that are not influenced by other people's: · She's a woman with a mind of her own, who says what she thinks.· But Mansell has a mind of his own, and he was adamant he would make racing his career.
to have a strong character and be confident about what you want to do: · Though not yet 15, Sara knows her own mind, and has already decided on a career.· I'm in my mid-thirties and ought to know my own mind by now, but I'm scared of getting married.
to be confident of your opinions, without letting other people influence you - use this when you approve of someone like this: · Stan was intellectual, confident and above all, his own man.· She didn't want to quarrel with him, but made it plain that she was her own woman now, with her own life to lead.· Sheila is very much her own woman. She'll listen to everyone and then make up her mind for herself.
by yourself without help or advice · Bringing up a child on your own is hard work.· We can't have Jamie walk to school by himself.· You're not walking home at night on your own.· I didn't want to make a decision about it by myself, so I called Judy.all on your own/all by yourself (=use this to emphasize that someone does something on their own) · He went to China all on his own.· Did you do that all by yourself then?
if you work or make decisions independently , you do not need help and advice from other people: · With a few exceptions, the students work well independently.· Margaret wanted to live independently, but would she ever manage it?· Once my child is writing independently, how can I help her become a more skillful speller?
using your own ideas about what needs to be done, instead of waiting for someone in authority to tell you what to do: · She was always happy to work on her own initiative, and set her own goals and deadlines.· When he was only fourteen, he wrote, on his own initiative, to every airline, asking to join the company.· We think the bomb was placed by an extremist, acting on his own initiative.
if you go somewhere under your own steam , you go there without help from anyone else: · Can you manage to get up to the house under your own steam while I bring up the food?· I never thought Sal and Thomas would make it here under their own steam!
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
It’s your own fault for leaving the window open. He didn’t want to be left on his own.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Reese, by his own admission, lacks the necessary experience. Since I’m my own boss (=I work for myself, rather than for an employer), my hours are flexible. By indulging in casual sex, many teenagers could be signing their own death warrants. I didn’t sleep well that night, but it was my own fault. Take the medicine – it’s for your own good! She makes her own clothes. Even his own mother would not have recognized him. He entertained us in his own inimitable style. Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative (=he was not told what to do). The hotel has its own pool. Students were left to their own devices (=left alone and allowed to do whatever they wanted) for long periods. You’re old enough to make your own mind up about smoking. My mother’s death forced me to face the fact of my own mortality. Even my own family wouldn’t believe me. an apartment of my own We must each take responsibility for our own actions. It’s cheaper to roll your own (=make your own cigarettes). I hope he’s told the truth for his own sake (=because it will be good for him). Each village has its own special charm. People had moved back into their own homes. Gerald had been using her for his own ends. Be aware of your own feelings.
(=used to add more emphasis) One day I want to have a horse of my very own.
One day I want to have a horse of my very own. (=something that belongs to you) She just wanted a place to call her own.
She just wanted a place to call her own. It’s your own fault for leaving the window open. He didn’t want to be left on his own. Reese, by his own admission, lacks the necessary experience.· He needs to find people his own age.
· My parents own an apartment in Madrid.
· He used the money for his own benefit, instead of using it to help other people.
Since I’m my own boss (=I work for myself, rather than for an employer), my hours are flexible. British English, a store brand American English (=sold by a particular store under its own name)· A supermarket’s own brand should cost less than the nationally advertised brands.
· Nick owned a software business in Boston.
· Do you have a car?
(=owned by the government)
By indulging in casual sex, many teenagers could be signing their own death warrants. (=to get what you want, used to show disapproval)· Some people would do almost anything to achieve their own ends.
(also a public enterprise British English) (=one owned by the government)· New Zealand Rail is a state-owned enterprise.
(=used when saying that you pay for something yourself)· He had copies of the book printed at his own expense.
· The family owned a small farm in Suffolk.
I didn’t sleep well that night, but it was my own fault.· The couple own their own flat in Peebles.
(=when a player accidentally puts the ball into his/her own net)· Dixon scored an unfortunate own goal against West Ham.
Take the medicine – it’s for your own good!· Entry forms must be in the candidate’s own handwriting.
She makes her own clothes. Even his own mother would not have recognized him. He entertained us in his own inimitable style. Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative (=he was not told what to do). The hotel has its own pool. Students were left to their own devices (=left alone and allowed to do whatever they wanted) for long periods. (=kill yourself)· He was depressed and decided to take his own life.
You’re old enough to make your own mind up about smoking. My mother’s death forced me to face the fact of my own mortality. Even my own family wouldn’t believe me. an apartment of my own· Everyone has their own niche within the sales team.
We must each take responsibility for our own actions. (=at the pace that suits you)· This allows each child to learn at his or her own pace.
It’s cheaper to roll your own (=make your own cigarettes).· He had been kept in custody for his own safety.
I hope he’s told the truth for his own sake (=because it will be good for him).· A lot of the employees own shares in the company.
Each village has its own special charm. People had moved back into their own homes.· The supermarket offers a free bus service for customers who do not have their own transport.
(=the place that someone comes from or lives in) We beat Canada on their home turf.
We beat Canada on their home turf. Gerald had been using her for his own ends. Be aware of your own feelings.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► with your own fair hands► beat somebody at their own game► on your own head be it► a man/woman etc after my own heart► be hoist with/by your own petard► somebody has their own life to lead► line your own pockets► be master of your own fate/destiny► give somebody a dose/taste of their own medicine► judge/consider etc something on its (own) merits► buy/own something outright► paddle your own canoe► afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow► not know your own strength► your very own► in a world of your own/in your own little world
1used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with a particular person or thing and not any other: - But you can get your own back.
- By launching the new forum Mr Heseltine is getting his own back on the now weakened Mr Lamont.
- I've gotta get my own back.
- I hope you haven't gone and done anything silly to it just to get your own back for me going away.
- The only way Scott could get his own back was by replacing my voice during the post-production.
- Tupac stoked the feud, claiming to have slept with Biggie Smalls's wife, Smalls threatened to get his own back.
- Was that a way of getting his own back?
- Women get their own back by borrowing their man's razor.
- She didn't want to quarrel with him, but made it plain that she was her own woman now, with her own life to lead.
- Sheila is very much her own woman. She'll listen to everyone and then make up her mind for herself.
- Stan was intellectual, confident and above all, his own man.
- At the same time, both here and in Hawksmoor, Ackroyd, too, is his own man.
- But Erlich was his own man.
- He turned out to be his own man, and a leader.
- He was his own man, after all.
- Major's first chance to show that he is his own man has been squandered on favours.
- Mobile I was my own man and played the way I believed because we lacked talent in certain areas.
- The latest reshuffle, immediately following victory, was supposed to confirm, once and for all, that Major was his own man.
- You can be your own man.
- At this last, Seton left them, to make for his own castle near Cockenzie, with his terrible news.
- Brucha has lived in his off-trail shack for 14 years, and in that time, he has made it his own.
- Her sincerity made me doubt my own version of events.
- Over the years he continued to make something distinctively his own of the solo that he thought of as a poem.
- Some researchers have been able to make use of their own skills to gain access to a group.
- The exquisite creation they had made of their own lives blinded them to the aspirations of less fortunate men and women.
- The shape it made created its own following silence, and they sat, both in the ease of it.
- Wonder if this might be right moment to make arrangements for my own.
- Did you build this all on your own?
- Will you be OK here on your own?
- Although the names of these principles have been variously translated, I shall rely on my own designations in explaining them.
- Being independent minded, I set off on my own, armed with books, maps and pamphlets.
- Go alone, without a guide or mentor, and discover the art of fly-fishing on your own.
- It can also help on its own either locally or in the diet.
- My sister, who is 80, lives on her own and takes no tablets.
- Once you're out there, it's you on your own.
- The other half did it on their own.
- They should be kept, on their own, in tanks no less than five feet in length.
- He will work for your financial independence and will never take advantage or misuse your money for his own good.
- Intelligent Buildings Too smart for their own good?
- It looked as if the transports were advancing too fast for their own safety.
- Lewin and Nnah were also led away for their own safety.
- Of course they kept a sharp lookout in such congested waters for their own safety.
- Often one step too many for his own good.
- We got too famous for our own good.
- You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now.
- According to her, he was too clever for his own good.
- That Tom was too nice for his own good.
- They were both too nice for their own good.
- You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now.
- A cigarette between his girlish lips seemed to be emitting smoke of its own accord.
- A healthy man to put himself into a sickbed of his own accord.
- Almost of their own accord his hands shuffled the rest of the pack.
- Chloasma nearly always goes away of its own accord when the high levels of circulating hormones return to normal.
- Dealers who weren't going to make it left, often of their own accord, before getting sacked.
- Ongoing problems seem to arise of their own accord, and then to spread through the ranks with no ostensible cause.
- Optimists had hoped the answer was that opposition would ebb of its own accord as evidence of growth began.
- Will we leave peacefully of our own accord?
- Carrie decided to do a little research on her own account.
- Although his ministers were never permitted to decide matters on their own account, Victor Amadeus delegated wide administrative powers to them.
- But if the operators are set against discounting it will not prevent the agencies from doing some on their own account.
- He advanced large sums to Parliament and later invested heavily on his own account in the purchase of bishops' lands.
- He was going to miss old Mr Schofield and he was disappointed on his own account too.
- In 1862 Smith set up in business on his own account.
- The company imposed regulations on its members, but individuals still traded on their own account.
- They may not set up in practice on their own account for a further three years.
- But, by his own account, he agreed he would speak to the Shah if they too would do so.
- Do the math: Some 2, 250 shows by his own account.
- This was the type of man he was looking for and, by his own account, not infrequently found.
- When he was young and full of the new learning of Oxford and Cambridge he appears arrogant even by his own account.
- And as they were fretting about it being nicked, it turned up in their own backyard.
- It will be easier to find a soul mate elsewhere than in one's own backyard.
- Make it in your own backyard.
- Now those efforts can begin right in your own backyard, when the Gardens' devotees host their annual fall plant sale.
- Of course, every fly-blown congressman is keen to install fresh weapons of death in his own backyard.
- They have a big stockmarket in their own backyard.
- He had made the most ancient blunder in the business quite off his own bat.
- Instead, off her own bat, the girl went to see a solicitor in Newton Abbott, Devon.
- She has a talent for playing modern women who must find the inner strength to fight their own battles.
- Surely it is better for the townsfolk themselves to develop the necessary skills to fight their own battles?
- We invaded Ireland and fought our own battles there.
- I don't want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place.
- But he could also blow his own trumpet like Satchmo on pay per note.
- Despite a unique record of achievement is recent years, he can never be accused of blowing his own trumpet.
- For too long we Christians have heard the modern world blowing its own trumpet.
- I don't like to blow my own trumpet but My Better Half could eat it to a band playing.
- Most were reluctant, defensive, or simply hesitant to blow their own trumpet.
- Borland has plenty of reason to blow his own horn - his company has just shown record profits.
- I was just walking along, minding my own business, when this guy ran straight into me.
- This season Brooks has really come into his own as a goal scorer.
- But I did learn things about people and eventually came into my own socially.
- By the 1970s, Cheatham was starting to come into his own as a soloist.
- Generally people start to come into their own in their second season.
- Now the guides' training in jungle warfare came into its own.
- Research expanded; neural net-work terminology came into its own.
- The Safrane's hatchback format comes into its own when large objects need to be transported.
- The thesis comes into its own with respect to industrial policy where significant discontinuities in policy can be attributed to the government changing hands.
- Viridian and phthalocyanine green come into their own when a particularly transparent mid green is required.
- Even with those she loves most, Ginny tends to keep her own counsel.
- Amelia Earhart solved the problem her grandmother presented by keeping her own counsel.
- However, he may simply have been keeping his own counsel when talking to me out of a proper loyalty and caution.
- I keep my own counsel now, and my children are baffled by the new me.
- McLaren keeps his own counsel, being as reticent as Ferguson is gregarious.
- She is precisely the person to keep her own counsel for three hours.
- So, obediently she kept her own counsel.
- They were inscrutable, they kept their own counsel, and they were intelligent.
- To the end, he kept his own counsel.
- Larry displayed the courage of his convictions by saying no to his supervisor.
- It would be silly to give up your job now -- you'd just be cutting your own throat.
- You would be cutting your own throat by refusing to accept their generous offer.
- To cut our own throats so thoroughly and so hopelessly would require colossal stupidity.
- By continuing to make racist comments before the committee, he really dug his own grave.
- I felt the sinking whir of the back wheel as it dug its own grave.
- I thought that before they shot you, they made you dig your own grave first.
- If he went against this young man sitting opposite him, he would in effect dig his own grave.
- Nixon may blame others, but the scandal was his own doing.
- Am I really doing him a disservice if I leave it as one big C: drive?
- And however much men seem to be involved in the movie versions, women are the ones doing it.
- Claudia ... what the hell are you doing?
- If column 3 exceeds column 2, the Jones Enterprise would be better off doing something else with its resources.
- Sony and Disney are not doing this for charity.
- Then what on earth is she doing here?
- What is your country doing to prevent Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge returning to power?
- What was the Army doing there?
- Fathers should customize each to their own particular needs and situation.
- It is a case of each to his own cell with no slopping out.
- Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
- My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.
- In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
- In my opinion Anna acted more childishly but through no fault of her own.
- So, through no fault of my own, I was at a loose end quite a bit.
- She has a talent for playing modern women who must find the inner strength to fight their own battles.
- Surely it is better for the townsfolk themselves to develop the necessary skills to fight their own battles?
- We invaded Ireland and fought our own battles there.
- He raised those kids like they were his own flesh and blood.
- Bronson gave us his confession of his own free will.
- For all men serve him of their own free will.
- Her mouth opened of its own free will to his playfully probing tongue, welcoming the invader.
- I came back of my own free will on Friday, and went to the game yesterday.
- I say this of my own free will.
- She was placed in a safe house but later returned to the coven of her own free will.
- To some extent, adults can choose of their own free will whether to deal with their grief or not.
- Without any reason he left the Firm of his own free will and went to live in Brighton.
- He would do what had to be done in his own good time; she must leave him to it.
- Once the rabbit is dead it can be retrieved in your own good time.
- The problems are the normal ones of adolescence and will pass in their own good time.
- Tina had felt let down, but knowing Bobby, he would tell them in his own good time what had happened.
- Whatever Jack wanted to do or say he would do or say in his own good time.
- And he is bound to hold his own.
- Chaparral and forests resisted the invasion, and in some places they have held their own even against fire and development.
- He and his government colleagues were confident they could hold their own against the mujahedin.
- In many areas, Whigs clearly continued to hold their own amongst the squirearchy.
- Sharpe was holding his own sword low beside his stirrup, almost as if he could not be bothered to fight.
- Then, holding her own breath and moving stealthily on tiptoe, she began to ease her way towards the exit.
- Well and nobly did... his gallant troops hold their own...
- You hold your own life together.
- But Apple first must get its house in order.
- Commissioners are satisfied with the progress it is making to put its house in order.
- Following numerous complaints the Vicar of Woodford has been told to put his house in order.
- Henry had set his house in order but had no thoughts about setting off on crusade.
- Others have called on the council to step in and tell the firm to put its house in order.
- The Law Society no longer can support equally those who have put their house in order and those who have not.
- I'm in my mid-thirties and ought to know my own mind by now, but I'm scared of getting married.
- Though not yet 15, Sara knows her own mind, and has already decided on a career.
- All of which suggests a person who knows his own mind and makes his own decisions.
- He hardly knew his own mind, they said candidly among their own intimates.
- People often didn't know their own minds.
- Shirley giggled and said I was a woman who knew her own mind, wasn't I, Jim?
- You don't know your own mind.
- Citizens should not be expected to take the law into their own hands.
- He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.
- His hands windmill in a frenetic semaphore and his body shifts in ceaseless motion, with a life of its own.
- Its Studio Theatre has a life of its own at the forefront of creative theatre.
- Now the Vaccines for Children program has become a new bureaucratic monster with a life of its own.
- She watched it with mild curiosity; it seemed to have a life of its own.
- Tamriel is a self-sufficient world abuzz with a life of its own.
- The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.
- The Negro Plot took on a life of its own.
- He knew it was of his own making but that was not useful knowledge because he could not unmake it.
- Part of this is of his own making.
- The mink has had a chequered relationship with us, but we must remember that the changes are of our own making.
- The problems faced by the accountancy profession are of its own making.
- They frequently have to deal with awkward and unpleasant problems which may or may not be of their own making.
- Yet much of her frustration was of her own making and within herself.
- Do you want to be your own man and run your own business?
- At the same time, both here and in Hawksmoor, Ackroyd, too, is his own man.
- But Erlich was his own man.
- He turned out to be his own man, and a leader.
- He was his own man, after all.
- Major's first chance to show that he is his own man has been squandered on favours.
- Mobile I was my own man and played the way I believed because we lacked talent in certain areas.
- The latest reshuffle, immediately following victory, was supposed to confirm, once and for all, that Major was his own man.
- You can be your own man.
- In an empire where no one was his own master except the Inca, was it socialism or a dictatorship which prevailed?
- The city council took matters into its own hands and set a date for the meeting.
- As a result, some countries have taken matters into their own hands.
- Finally the women of Buntong Tiga can stand it no longer - they take matters into their own hands.
- She then took matters into her own hands.
- She was more than capable of taking matters into her own hands.
- So why not take matters into our own hands?
- The last thing leaders want is Tutsi who survived the genocide taking matters into their own hands.
- When the psycho is caught, then let go on a technicality, Mom takes matters into her own hands.
- But Mansell has a mind of his own, and he was adamant he would make racing his career.
- Joey's only two, but he has a mind of his own.
- My hair seems to have a mind of its own today.
- She's a woman with a mind of her own, who says what she thinks.
- I have a mind of my own.
- They have minds of their own and will form their own views on what is put before them.
- I wish you'd stop interfering and mind your own business.
- Folks in Montana tend to value their privacy, to the point that minding your own business is considered a virtue.
- He also fired his lawyer and told civil libertarians to mind their own business.
- He had not minded his own business as a man of seventy in New York should do.
- His life had been well-ordered and reasonably happy, he thought, by minding his own business.
- I asked her if he'd returned home and she told me to mind my own business.
- I was minding my own business, sleeping, when I heard something.
- She hoped he didn't interpret them as telling him to mind his own business.
- Then I felt a fool and decided to leave it and mind my own business.
- I was minding my own business, sleeping, when I heard something.
- It's a bit disconcerting to be minding your own business.
- I discussed the matter with John Montgomerie and on my own responsibility decided to telephone Harold Wilson to seek his advice.
- Kahlo was the wife of painter Diego Rivera and an artist in her own right.
- After two years of challenging the power of governments, the movement has become a power in its own right.
- Both feature Hewlett's JetDirect interface for connection to local networks, which Hewlett-Packard will also market in its own right.
- Cold stores: Treat like small rooms in their own right using floor wall and ceiling techniques as appropriate.
- It is necessary to remind ourselves that involvement in the project constituted a significant staff-development exercise in its own right.
- Loyalty in the emerging business organization, which will be personal and communal, will be satisfying in its own right.
- MacKenzie is a powerful man in his own right.
- Not a word about how people should have related to me, as a person in my own right.
- Their lyrics stand up as poems, good light verse in their own right.
- Anyone who swims in this part of the river does it at their own risk.
- Danger - enter at your own risk.
- Journalists were allowed into the area, but only at their own risk.
- Visitors who park their cars in the corner lot do so at their own risk.
- Any such person relies upon the report at his own risk.
- But it's at your own risk.
- Follow their advice at your own risk.
- Parkers need to be clearly warned that they park their vehicles entirely at their own risk.
- Taste them at your own risk.
- The trespasser comes on to the premises at his own risk.
- There are also sanctioned nude beaches and unsanctioned beaches, where you go buff at your own risk.
- You could leave your bicycle at Dingle Station every day for a week for only 6d, at your own risk of course.
- Weber says he is interested in writing for its own sake - an uncommon attitude in Hollywood these days.
- Are you on the side of progress, or just plain old protest for its own sake?
- But Rothermere and Beaverbrook were not principally interested in the issue for its own sake.
- But Victor Amadeus seems to have had little interest in scholarship for its own sake.
- I can still aim at goodness for its own sake.
- Our mission is three-fold: To undertake basic research to advance knowledge for its own sake.
- Remember what Edward Abbey wrote about growth for its own sake.
- The content of education must therefore be that which men would wish to know for its own sake.
- This is an uneven show, driven by a concept that puts too much value on the different for its own sake.
- Able to stand on her own feet.
- I guess I shall have to learn to stand on my own feet.
- Out-and-out competitive in the world market standing on our own feet?
- She's very kind, but we ought to stand on our own feet.
- She, who'd always stood on her own feet, fought her own battles.
- Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet, without support from others.
- Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet, as though it were an independent company.
- Can you manage to get up to the house under your own steam while I bring up the food?
- I never thought Sal and Thomas would make it here under their own steam!
- He left unexplained why, if that was his view, he had not gone under his own steam somewhat earlier.
- He would prefer an assistant who was prepared to be directed, not one who would dash away under their own steam.
- It now stands in North Road museum having last moved under its own steam in 1925.
- Otherwise, they'd be all over the place under their own steam.
- We need to know whether Paul got to the Cathedral under his own steam and at what time.
- It feels great to strike out on your own and find a job and a place to live.
- After problems in obtaining components, Comart struck out on its own, producing its Comart Communicator, a small business computer.
- And I was beginning to feel I wanted to strike out on my own.
- But she was right: it is time for him to strike out on his own.
- Glover was afraid Paul was going to strike out on his own with that suitcase, with that hat on his head.
- I found that I could quickly discard the handbook in favour of striking out on my own and was quite satisfied with the results.
- Or should I throw off all restraints and strike out on my own?
- So why not strike out on your own?
- The time was finally ripe, they decided, to strike out on their own.
- Did he think he was so important that he could finish the cottage in his own sweet time?
- I'd rather carry on in my own sweet way, and I'd rather be in Stockholm.
- I probably love him, in my own sweet way.
- You can just sit back and read the responses and decide the winner in your own sweet time.
- As a kid, I wanted to do my own thing, but when I got older I realized I wanted to continue the family business.
- He's given up his job and is living in northern California, just doing his own thing.
- He has a couple of roommates but they kind of all do their own thing.
- The three women worked together on a stage play, and then each went off to do her own thing.
- We don't talk much anymore - we're both too busy doing our own thing.
- But I do know the difficulty the Major has in getting away to do his own things.
- Do you prefer structure in your exercise or to do your own thing? 9.
- I just want to live my own life, go my own way, do my own thing with whom I choose.
- I mean like royalty do, pretend to be married but do their own thing on the quiet.
- Keyboard, mouse and joystick are supported, but every now and then the planes seem to do their own thing!
- Lawrence was of the latter kind: very bright; very competent, and wanted to do his own thing.
- She wanted to be free to do her own thing - be independent - get a job, perhaps.
- You get on and do your own thing, and respect others who do the same.
- To cut our own throats so thoroughly and so hopelessly would require colossal stupidity.
- Before, they used to count their breaks in the twelve hours, now their breaks are in their own time.
- Best to ignore him and let him come around in his own time.
- I can remember doing that in my own time.
- Nurses in training who work hard physically, study in their own time and have numerous personal commitments are under pressure.
- The hunt will occur later, on its own terms and in its own time.
- Then gradually slip the open bag into the tank, and allow the fish to swim out in their own time.
- They can then absorb the literature in their own time and make up their own minds.
- Those designs are mine, done in my own time and made up by my own outworkers.
- Before, they used to count their breaks in the twelve hours, now their breaks are in their own time.
- Blue Mooney, a living legend in his own time.
- He should take his own route in his own time and avoid the tendency to see through others' eyes.
- Let me tell them myself, in my own time.
- Nurses in training who work hard physically, study in their own time and have numerous personal commitments are under pressure.
- The recognition that exceptional holiness and spirituality continue to manifest themselves in our own time is also a central pentecostal conviction.
- There were realistic hopes for Surrey as Mark Butcher and Stewart appeared to be building a stand in their own time.
- You would be healthy in your own time.
- The helpline is a victim of its own success with so many people calling that no one can get through.
- Moreover, to a great extent the health service is a victim of its own success.
- Deena left the company of her own volition.
- But not of his own volition.
- Either you go down there of your own volition or I strangle you with my two bare hands.
- In the end Frank and I met of our own volition.
- Note that it is not possible to apply for a family assistance order; the court must act of its own volition.
- One gentleman has fled the country of his own volition, using yet another identity.
- The court does not, of its own volition, enquire into the merits of the case.
- There are tales of clanking chains and doors which open and close of their own volition.
- Very well; sometimes society changes for the good purely of its own volition.
- Monica's so spoiled - she always gets her own way.
- Basilio still gets his way in the end because he marries his daughter to money.
- For two and a half years, the company can have its way.
- Our genes will take care of that, anyway, and it is natural to let them have their way.
- She mostly managed to get her own way with him.
- She remembered those days when they had played together as children, too, he always getting his own way.
- They both push you and have their own ways of motivating you.
- Under the genial exterior lay a considerable vanity, and a desire to have his own way.
- When some one or something stops them from getting their own way, their frustration can build up to explosion point.
- After that if you want to be organised, you can be - or alternatively you can go your own way.
- But enough to allow you to go your own way.
- I want to go my own way, alone.
- If Cultural Studies goes its own way, what happens to what is left?
- Or, of course, you can go your own way.
- Speech goes its own way, and speakers drift farther than ever from a literary standard.
- The herd ad is intended to show that the company goes its own way in investing.
- The pairs of glassy eyes no longer corresponded, in death they broke ranks, each distended eye gone its own way.
- But remember that this Last Best Place can disappear if corporate colonizers and their lackeys in Congress have it their way.
- Well, have it your own way.
- But behind everything she did was a raw power that emphasised she was her own woman.
- In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
Bring your own equipment. Every dance has its own rhythm. The yacht was intended for the King’s own personal use. His face was only a few inches from her own.of your own We have problems of our own. I’d like to have a place of my own (=my own home).your very own (=used to add more emphasis) One day I want to have a horse of my very own.something to call your own/which you can call your own (=something that belongs to you) She just wanted a place to call her own.2used to emphasize that someone did or made something without the help or involvement of anyone else: She makes a lot of her own clothes. We encourage students to develop their own ideas. It’s your own fault for leaving the window open.3(all) on your own a)alone: I’ve been living on my own for four years now. He didn’t want to be left on his own. b)without anyone’s help: You can’t expect him to do it all on his own. I can manage on my own, thanks.4for your own good/safety/benefit etc if you do something for someone’s own good etc, you do it to help them even though they might not like it or want it: I’m only telling you this for your own good. He was kept away from the other prisoners for his own safety.5too nice/clever etc for your own good used to say that someone has too much of a good quality so that it may be a disadvantage: Stephen can be too generous for his own good.6get your own back (on somebody) informal to do something bad to someone who has harmed you, as a way of punishing them: She wanted to get her own back on Liz for ruining her party.7be your own man/woman to have strong opinions and intentions that are not influenced by other people: Hilary’s very much her own woman.8make something your own to change or deal with something in a way that makes it seem to belong to you: Great singers can take an old song and make it their own. → come into your own at come1(6), → hold your own at hold1(24)GRAMMAR• You say my own, her own, their own etc: · They miss their own country.· The town has its own station. ✗Don’t say: They miss the own country. | The town has an own station.• You can also say of my own, of her own, of their own etc: · I want to have a room of my own.· Each house has a garden of its own.own1 adjective, pronounown2 verb
ownown2 ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINown2
Origin:
Old English agnian, from agen ‘own’VERB TABLE
own
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | own |
| he, she, it | owns | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | owned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have owned |
| he, she, it | has owned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had owned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will own |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have owned |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- American newspapers in different cities are often owned by the same company.
- Andy and his wife own a vacation home near the beach.
- Clark owns about 40 companies in northern Europe.
- I don't even own a car.
- In National Parks, although the land is privately owned, there are strict controls on the use of the land.
- The company was previously owned by the French government.
- The horse is owned by a Saudi businessman.
- They own a small electronics company.
- They stayed in a villa once owned by the writer, Somerset Maugham.
- We don't own the apartment, we're just renting it.
- Also, my uncle owns this ship!
- In fact, it was the ogre who owned the land that the king had just driven through.
- It is an actual spacecraft from the Soviet space shuttle program, owned and operated by former cosmonauts and space program employees.
- She was owned by Peter Phillips.
- Tasika Angus, owned by D. Judah.
- The property was purchased for investment purposes, and is still owned only because of the current property slump. 3.
- We don't own a picnic hamper.
THESAURUS
if you own something, it legally belongs to you: · They live in a flat but they don’t own it.· The land is owned by farmers.· a privately owned plane
[not in passive] to own something – used when focussing on the fact that someone has the use of something, rather than the fact that they legally own it: · How many students have a cell phone?· I wish I had a sports car.
[not in passive] formal to own something: · It is illegal to possess a firearm in Britain.· I don’t even possess a smart suit!
[not in passive] if something belongs to you, you own it: · The ring belonged to my grandmother.
to own shares in a company: · One man holds a third of the company’s shares.
formal to be owned by someone – written on signs, labels etc: · This camera is the property of the BBC.
Longman Language Activatorto own something if you own something, especially something big like a house, a car, or a company, it is your property and you have the legal right to have it: · We don't own the apartment, we're just renting it.· Clark owns about 40 companies in northern Europe.· They stayed in a villa once owned by the writer, Somerset Maugham.privately owned (=owned by an individual person, not by a company or government): · In National Parks, although the land is privately owned, there are strict controls on the use of the land.
also have got especially British to own something, especially something that ordinary people are likely to own: · We don't have a T.V.· How many of your students have a computer?· What kind of car has she got?· I've worked hard for everything I've got.
formal to own something - use this especially in negative sentences to say that someone does not own something that most people own: · Very few families in this area possess a telephone.· He never wore a suit - I don't think he possessed one.· Because of his gambling, he lost everything he possessed.
to own a larger part of a company than other people so that you have power to make decisions about that company: · As well as owning Mirror Group Newspapers, the Maxwell Corporation also controlled several other businesses.· The Johnson family has effective control of the company, owning almost 60% of the shares.
to own part of a company because you own a number of the equal parts into which it is divided: · She works for Le Monde, where the staff hold a significant stake in the company. · a situation in which a husband and wife both hold shares in a family company
to own part of a company and therefore be able to have a share in the money it makes: · Labatt beer has a 45% stake in the Blue Jays baseball team.· She has a stake in her husband's company, which she will have to give up if they divorce.
if a person, company, or government has an interest in a business, they own part of that business: interest in: · The bank has interests in several companies, including a 15% share of Morgan's Brewery.controlling interest (=a large enough part of the company or business to give you the power to make decisions about it): · Although the government has made some shares in National Oil Products available, it intends to maintain its controlling interest.
when someone owns something if something belongs to someone, they own it: · This watch belonged to my grandfather.· Who does that Walkman belong to?· A car believed to belong to the bank robbers was found abandoned yesterday.
formal to belong to someone - often written on books, clothes etc to show who owns them: · This hymn book is the property of Pitt Street Methodist Church.· If he defaults on the loan, the land will become the property of the bank.
if something is mine/yours/John's etc , it belongs to me, you, John etc: · "Hey, that's my pen!" - "Sorry! I didn't know it was yours."· "Whose bike is that?" "It's Martin's."· The money wasn't Sara's to lend you in the first place (=Sara didn't have the right to lend it).
belonging to me, you, him etc: · Please can you move your car? It's blocking my driveway.· I've got a problem with my dishwasher.· My grandmother lives near your place -- just around the corner in fact.
belonging to you and not to anyone else: · You can rent skis or you can bring your own.· Joe left the company to set up his own business.
: a room/car/computer etc of your own one that belongs to you and no one else, especially when this is something you want to own: · Our neighbours let us use their garage, but we really need one of our own.· The charity provides accommodation for homeless people, and helps them find homes of their own.
belonging only to you - used especially in official contexts: somebody's personal possessions/property/belongings: · The dead man's personal possessions were sent back to his family.my/their etc own personal: · You can arm and disarm the alarm system using your own personal access code.
the person who owns something the person who owns something: · The previous owner painted the outside of the house yellow.owner of: · The owners of the company live abroad.the proud owner of something: · He is the proud owner of two Olympic gold medals.car/dog/home etc owner: · Car owners are facing a 10% rise in the price of gasoline.
someone who owns a building and is paid money by the people who live in it or use it: · Our landlord has promised to fix the heating by Tuesday.· College accommodation offices provide lists of private landlords and landladies.
someone who owns and runs a business, especially a small business such as a shop or a restaurant: · Eddy Shah, the former national newspaper proprietor· My father had fallen victim to an unscrupulous garage proprietor.proprietor of: · As proprietors of the general store, Mr and Mrs Stacey knew everything that went on in the town.
someone who owns or lives in a house - used especially in official or legal contexts: · The police are giving advice to householders on how to improve the security of their homes.· Householders and tradesmen both use the refuse dump to dispose of their garbage.
someone who owns their own home: · The latest rise in interest rates is bad news for home-owners.· The latest trend is for home-owners to carry out improvements before selling their properties.
the things that someone owns things someone owns, especially large expensive things such as houses, land, or cars: · Some of the stolen property was discovered in an empty warehouse.school/church/army etc property: · The boys have been charged with damaging school property.private property: · Many state documents were considered as the officer's private property.
all the things that a person owns, which they keep in their home or carry with them: · They lost all their possessions in the floods.personal possessions: · Prisoners are allowed no personal possessions such as photographs of their families.somebody's most treasured/cherished/prized possessions: · One of my most treasured possessions is a small book of prayers.
spoken also stuff spoken informal things such as clothes, records, books, furniture etc that you own: somebody's things/stuff: · She always leaves her things all over the floor.· I don't how know I'm going to fit all my stuff into the new apartment.
things you own such as clothes, equipment, bags etc, especially things you take with you when you are travelling somewhere: · They packed all their belongings into the car and left the city that night.personal belongings: · It doesn't cost much to insure your personal belongings.
property that a person or a company owns and which they would be able to sell if they needed money - used especially in legal or business contexts: · The company has mining assets worth 8 billion Rand.freeze somebody's assets (=not allow them to sell them): · The government announced that it had frozen the assets of three senior bank officials.
all the things that you own - use this especially as a joke when you do not own much: · Two old chairs, a broken jug, and half a candle: these were all his worldly goods.· All her worldly goods were contained in four cardboard boxes.
to say you have a right to be the legal owner or something to say that you have a right to own something, especially something that is owned by someone else: · Both Britain and Argentina lay claim to the Falkland Islands.· A stranger who said he was my father's brother had arrived to lay claim to his fortune.
to say publicly that you believe you have a right to own something, especially when other people also say they have a right to own it: · If you want some of the furniture, now's the time to stake your claim.
to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal to say that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially when someone asks or persuades you to do this: admit (that): · Rachel admitted that she had made a mistake.· Blake finally admitted he had stolen the money.admit (to) doing something: · Richard Maldonado admitted accepting bribes.· He admits to stealing the car.admit it spoken: · Admit it! You lied to me!admit responsibility/liability/negligence (=admit publicly that something is legally your fault): · The hospital refused to admit liability for the deaths of the two young children.
to tell the police or someone in a position of authority that you have done something very bad, especially after they have persuaded you to do this: · After two days of questioning, he finally confessed.confess (that): · She confessed that she had killed her husband.confess to a crime/robbery/murder etc: · McCarthy confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest.confess to doing something: · Edwards eventually confessed to being a spy.
to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confess: · Unless the guilty person owns up, the whole class will be punished.own up to (doing) something: · No one owned up to breaking the window.· I made a few mistakes, but I owned up to them.
informal to finally tell the truth or admit that you have done something wrong: · The bank eventually came clean and admitted they had made a mistake.come clean about: · It's time the government came clean about its plans to raise income tax.
especially American, informal to admit that you have done something wrong, but not something that is very serious: · Come on, fess up - you must have been the one who told her because no-one else knew!· If none of you guys fesses up, you're all grounded for a week.
to have something such as a television, car, house etc also have got especially British · Most families in England have a car, and over 25% of them have two cars.· "Have you got a garden in your new place?'' "Yes, we have.''· They have a houseboat out on the lake.· "Do you have a phone here?'' "Yes sir, we do.''· Have you got your own computer at home?
someone with something has that thing: · There aren't many people with cars in this part of town -- they're too poor.· Taking the bus across the country appeals to people with more time than money.· Anybody with shares in the company is urged to contact the receivers to register a claim.
if you own something, especially something valuable such as a car, a house, or a company, it belongs to you legally: · Andy and his wife own a vacation home near the beach.· The company was previously owned by the French government.· American newspapers in different cities are often owned by the same company.
formal to have or own something, especially something valuable or important: · The number of nations that possess nuclear weapons has risen.· Hamly admitted illegally possessing a handgun.· The caller claimed to possess valuable information about the boy's whereabouts.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Reese, by his own admission, lacks the necessary experience. Since I’m my own boss (=I work for myself, rather than for an employer), my hours are flexible. By indulging in casual sex, many teenagers could be signing their own death warrants. I didn’t sleep well that night, but it was my own fault. Take the medicine – it’s for your own good! She makes her own clothes. Even his own mother would not have recognized him. He entertained us in his own inimitable style. Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative (=he was not told what to do). The hotel has its own pool. Students were left to their own devices (=left alone and allowed to do whatever they wanted) for long periods. You’re old enough to make your own mind up about smoking. My mother’s death forced me to face the fact of my own mortality. Even my own family wouldn’t believe me. an apartment of my own We must each take responsibility for our own actions. It’s cheaper to roll your own (=make your own cigarettes). I hope he’s told the truth for his own sake (=because it will be good for him). Each village has its own special charm. People had moved back into their own homes. Gerald had been using her for his own ends. Be aware of your own feelings.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
British English (=belonging to the government or a private organization) a privately owned company
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a privately owned company Reese, by his own admission, lacks the necessary experience.· He needs to find people his own age.
· My parents own an apartment in Madrid.
· He used the money for his own benefit, instead of using it to help other people.
Since I’m my own boss (=I work for myself, rather than for an employer), my hours are flexible. British English, a store brand American English (=sold by a particular store under its own name)· A supermarket’s own brand should cost less than the nationally advertised brands.
· Nick owned a software business in Boston.
· Do you have a car?
(=owned by the government)
By indulging in casual sex, many teenagers could be signing their own death warrants. (=to get what you want, used to show disapproval)· Some people would do almost anything to achieve their own ends.
(also a public enterprise British English) (=one owned by the government)· New Zealand Rail is a state-owned enterprise.
(=used when saying that you pay for something yourself)· He had copies of the book printed at his own expense.
· The family owned a small farm in Suffolk.
I didn’t sleep well that night, but it was my own fault.· The couple own their own flat in Peebles.
(=when a player accidentally puts the ball into his/her own net)· Dixon scored an unfortunate own goal against West Ham.
Take the medicine – it’s for your own good!· Entry forms must be in the candidate’s own handwriting.
She makes her own clothes. Even his own mother would not have recognized him. He entertained us in his own inimitable style. Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative (=he was not told what to do). The hotel has its own pool. Students were left to their own devices (=left alone and allowed to do whatever they wanted) for long periods. (=kill yourself)· He was depressed and decided to take his own life.
You’re old enough to make your own mind up about smoking. My mother’s death forced me to face the fact of my own mortality. Even my own family wouldn’t believe me. an apartment of my own· Everyone has their own niche within the sales team.
We must each take responsibility for our own actions. (=at the pace that suits you)· This allows each child to learn at his or her own pace.
It’s cheaper to roll your own (=make your own cigarettes).· He had been kept in custody for his own safety.
I hope he’s told the truth for his own sake (=because it will be good for him).· A lot of the employees own shares in the company.
Each village has its own special charm. People had moved back into their own homes.· The supermarket offers a free bus service for customers who do not have their own transport.
(=the place that someone comes from or lives in) We beat Canada on their home turf.
We beat Canada on their home turf. Gerald had been using her for his own ends. Be aware of your own feelings.· The land is jointly owned by both local clubs.· A mutual fund is a portfolio of stocks or bonds that is jointly owned by a large number of investors.· Fox has managing control of Fox / Liberty Sports and typically runs the ventures owned jointly.· The plant, jointly owned by Maserati and Fiat, has built Innocentis since 1974.· If the house is owned jointly the profit can be split for tax purposes.
· Capital is privately owned by a minority, the capitalist class.· Except during tours, the privately owned homes are not open to the public.· Two further reasons have been given for the establishment of government-owned newspapers or for the taking over of existing privately owned ones.· The villas themselves looked better than before, deserted except for the few that were privately owned and still habitable.· Popular, privately owned century-old hotel, awash with oriental rugs, rich mahogany, walnut panelling and other Victoriana.· As often as not, land reforms consist of turning large privately owned farms into state-or communally owned cooperatives.· The privately owned land is a steep, rugged parcel of 171 acres near Highway 92.
· The agency should have powers of compulsory purchase and therefore the site of the town should be publicly owned.· If anything, publicly owned utilities are cheaper.· Tellingly, the publicly owned Tennessee Valley Authority is the only utility to have expressed interest recently in nuclear power.· And what worked for a partnership proved disastrous in a publicly owned corporation.· All five are to be incorporated as publicly owned companies from July 1, prior to the bidding process.· For 100 years, publicly owned utilities have sold electricity at lower prices than their private counterparts.· As it is publicly owned, this sector is subject to direct government influence and, frequently, political direction.· Today, publicly owned cable television systems do the same.
· The Styrofoam plant is now wholly owned by Dow.· In 1969, Lechmere merged with Dayton Corp., becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the giant Minneapolis-based retailer.· A wholly owned subsidiary is one in which the parent owns 100 percent of the voting stock of the subsidiary.· Many wholly owned subsidiaries are originally founded by the parent for some special purpose.· Monster Motorsports will remain a wholly owned subsidiary.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► with your own fair hands► beat somebody at their own game► on your own head be it► a man/woman etc after my own heart► be hoist with/by your own petard► somebody has their own life to lead► line your own pockets► be master of your own fate/destiny► give somebody a dose/taste of their own medicine► judge/consider etc something on its (own) merits► buy/own something outright► paddle your own canoe► afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow► not know your own strength► your very own► in a world of your own/in your own little world
- A cigarette between his girlish lips seemed to be emitting smoke of its own accord.
- A healthy man to put himself into a sickbed of his own accord.
- Almost of their own accord his hands shuffled the rest of the pack.
- Chloasma nearly always goes away of its own accord when the high levels of circulating hormones return to normal.
- Dealers who weren't going to make it left, often of their own accord, before getting sacked.
- Ongoing problems seem to arise of their own accord, and then to spread through the ranks with no ostensible cause.
- Optimists had hoped the answer was that opposition would ebb of its own accord as evidence of growth began.
- Will we leave peacefully of our own accord?
- Carrie decided to do a little research on her own account.
- Although his ministers were never permitted to decide matters on their own account, Victor Amadeus delegated wide administrative powers to them.
- But if the operators are set against discounting it will not prevent the agencies from doing some on their own account.
- He advanced large sums to Parliament and later invested heavily on his own account in the purchase of bishops' lands.
- He was going to miss old Mr Schofield and he was disappointed on his own account too.
- In 1862 Smith set up in business on his own account.
- The company imposed regulations on its members, but individuals still traded on their own account.
- They may not set up in practice on their own account for a further three years.
- But, by his own account, he agreed he would speak to the Shah if they too would do so.
- Do the math: Some 2, 250 shows by his own account.
- This was the type of man he was looking for and, by his own account, not infrequently found.
- When he was young and full of the new learning of Oxford and Cambridge he appears arrogant even by his own account.
- And as they were fretting about it being nicked, it turned up in their own backyard.
- It will be easier to find a soul mate elsewhere than in one's own backyard.
- Make it in your own backyard.
- Now those efforts can begin right in your own backyard, when the Gardens' devotees host their annual fall plant sale.
- Of course, every fly-blown congressman is keen to install fresh weapons of death in his own backyard.
- They have a big stockmarket in their own backyard.
- He had made the most ancient blunder in the business quite off his own bat.
- Instead, off her own bat, the girl went to see a solicitor in Newton Abbott, Devon.
- She has a talent for playing modern women who must find the inner strength to fight their own battles.
- Surely it is better for the townsfolk themselves to develop the necessary skills to fight their own battles?
- We invaded Ireland and fought our own battles there.
- I don't want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place.
- But he could also blow his own trumpet like Satchmo on pay per note.
- Despite a unique record of achievement is recent years, he can never be accused of blowing his own trumpet.
- For too long we Christians have heard the modern world blowing its own trumpet.
- I don't like to blow my own trumpet but My Better Half could eat it to a band playing.
- Most were reluctant, defensive, or simply hesitant to blow their own trumpet.
- Borland has plenty of reason to blow his own horn - his company has just shown record profits.
- I was just walking along, minding my own business, when this guy ran straight into me.
- This season Brooks has really come into his own as a goal scorer.
- But I did learn things about people and eventually came into my own socially.
- By the 1970s, Cheatham was starting to come into his own as a soloist.
- Generally people start to come into their own in their second season.
- Now the guides' training in jungle warfare came into its own.
- Research expanded; neural net-work terminology came into its own.
- The Safrane's hatchback format comes into its own when large objects need to be transported.
- The thesis comes into its own with respect to industrial policy where significant discontinuities in policy can be attributed to the government changing hands.
- Viridian and phthalocyanine green come into their own when a particularly transparent mid green is required.
- Even with those she loves most, Ginny tends to keep her own counsel.
- Amelia Earhart solved the problem her grandmother presented by keeping her own counsel.
- However, he may simply have been keeping his own counsel when talking to me out of a proper loyalty and caution.
- I keep my own counsel now, and my children are baffled by the new me.
- McLaren keeps his own counsel, being as reticent as Ferguson is gregarious.
- She is precisely the person to keep her own counsel for three hours.
- So, obediently she kept her own counsel.
- They were inscrutable, they kept their own counsel, and they were intelligent.
- To the end, he kept his own counsel.
- Larry displayed the courage of his convictions by saying no to his supervisor.
- It would be silly to give up your job now -- you'd just be cutting your own throat.
- You would be cutting your own throat by refusing to accept their generous offer.
- To cut our own throats so thoroughly and so hopelessly would require colossal stupidity.
- By continuing to make racist comments before the committee, he really dug his own grave.
- I felt the sinking whir of the back wheel as it dug its own grave.
- I thought that before they shot you, they made you dig your own grave first.
- If he went against this young man sitting opposite him, he would in effect dig his own grave.
- Nixon may blame others, but the scandal was his own doing.
- Am I really doing him a disservice if I leave it as one big C: drive?
- And however much men seem to be involved in the movie versions, women are the ones doing it.
- Claudia ... what the hell are you doing?
- If column 3 exceeds column 2, the Jones Enterprise would be better off doing something else with its resources.
- Sony and Disney are not doing this for charity.
- Then what on earth is she doing here?
- What is your country doing to prevent Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge returning to power?
- What was the Army doing there?
- Fathers should customize each to their own particular needs and situation.
- It is a case of each to his own cell with no slopping out.
- Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
- My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.
- In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
- In my opinion Anna acted more childishly but through no fault of her own.
- So, through no fault of my own, I was at a loose end quite a bit.
- She has a talent for playing modern women who must find the inner strength to fight their own battles.
- Surely it is better for the townsfolk themselves to develop the necessary skills to fight their own battles?
- We invaded Ireland and fought our own battles there.
- He raised those kids like they were his own flesh and blood.
- Bronson gave us his confession of his own free will.
- For all men serve him of their own free will.
- Her mouth opened of its own free will to his playfully probing tongue, welcoming the invader.
- I came back of my own free will on Friday, and went to the game yesterday.
- I say this of my own free will.
- She was placed in a safe house but later returned to the coven of her own free will.
- To some extent, adults can choose of their own free will whether to deal with their grief or not.
- Without any reason he left the Firm of his own free will and went to live in Brighton.
- He would do what had to be done in his own good time; she must leave him to it.
- Once the rabbit is dead it can be retrieved in your own good time.
- The problems are the normal ones of adolescence and will pass in their own good time.
- Tina had felt let down, but knowing Bobby, he would tell them in his own good time what had happened.
- Whatever Jack wanted to do or say he would do or say in his own good time.
- And he is bound to hold his own.
- Chaparral and forests resisted the invasion, and in some places they have held their own even against fire and development.
- He and his government colleagues were confident they could hold their own against the mujahedin.
- In many areas, Whigs clearly continued to hold their own amongst the squirearchy.
- Sharpe was holding his own sword low beside his stirrup, almost as if he could not be bothered to fight.
- Then, holding her own breath and moving stealthily on tiptoe, she began to ease her way towards the exit.
- Well and nobly did... his gallant troops hold their own...
- You hold your own life together.
- But Apple first must get its house in order.
- Commissioners are satisfied with the progress it is making to put its house in order.
- Following numerous complaints the Vicar of Woodford has been told to put his house in order.
- Henry had set his house in order but had no thoughts about setting off on crusade.
- Others have called on the council to step in and tell the firm to put its house in order.
- The Law Society no longer can support equally those who have put their house in order and those who have not.
- I'm in my mid-thirties and ought to know my own mind by now, but I'm scared of getting married.
- Though not yet 15, Sara knows her own mind, and has already decided on a career.
- All of which suggests a person who knows his own mind and makes his own decisions.
- He hardly knew his own mind, they said candidly among their own intimates.
- People often didn't know their own minds.
- Shirley giggled and said I was a woman who knew her own mind, wasn't I, Jim?
- You don't know your own mind.
- Citizens should not be expected to take the law into their own hands.
- He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.
- His hands windmill in a frenetic semaphore and his body shifts in ceaseless motion, with a life of its own.
- Its Studio Theatre has a life of its own at the forefront of creative theatre.
- Now the Vaccines for Children program has become a new bureaucratic monster with a life of its own.
- She watched it with mild curiosity; it seemed to have a life of its own.
- Tamriel is a self-sufficient world abuzz with a life of its own.
- The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.
- The Negro Plot took on a life of its own.
- He knew it was of his own making but that was not useful knowledge because he could not unmake it.
- Part of this is of his own making.
- The mink has had a chequered relationship with us, but we must remember that the changes are of our own making.
- The problems faced by the accountancy profession are of its own making.
- They frequently have to deal with awkward and unpleasant problems which may or may not be of their own making.
- Yet much of her frustration was of her own making and within herself.
- Do you want to be your own man and run your own business?
- At the same time, both here and in Hawksmoor, Ackroyd, too, is his own man.
- But Erlich was his own man.
- He turned out to be his own man, and a leader.
- He was his own man, after all.
- Major's first chance to show that he is his own man has been squandered on favours.
- Mobile I was my own man and played the way I believed because we lacked talent in certain areas.
- The latest reshuffle, immediately following victory, was supposed to confirm, once and for all, that Major was his own man.
- You can be your own man.
- In an empire where no one was his own master except the Inca, was it socialism or a dictatorship which prevailed?
- The city council took matters into its own hands and set a date for the meeting.
- As a result, some countries have taken matters into their own hands.
- Finally the women of Buntong Tiga can stand it no longer - they take matters into their own hands.
- She then took matters into her own hands.
- She was more than capable of taking matters into her own hands.
- So why not take matters into our own hands?
- The last thing leaders want is Tutsi who survived the genocide taking matters into their own hands.
- When the psycho is caught, then let go on a technicality, Mom takes matters into her own hands.
- But Mansell has a mind of his own, and he was adamant he would make racing his career.
- Joey's only two, but he has a mind of his own.
- My hair seems to have a mind of its own today.
- She's a woman with a mind of her own, who says what she thinks.
- I have a mind of my own.
- They have minds of their own and will form their own views on what is put before them.
- I wish you'd stop interfering and mind your own business.
- Folks in Montana tend to value their privacy, to the point that minding your own business is considered a virtue.
- He also fired his lawyer and told civil libertarians to mind their own business.
- He had not minded his own business as a man of seventy in New York should do.
- His life had been well-ordered and reasonably happy, he thought, by minding his own business.
- I asked her if he'd returned home and she told me to mind my own business.
- I was minding my own business, sleeping, when I heard something.
- She hoped he didn't interpret them as telling him to mind his own business.
- Then I felt a fool and decided to leave it and mind my own business.
- I was minding my own business, sleeping, when I heard something.
- It's a bit disconcerting to be minding your own business.
- I discussed the matter with John Montgomerie and on my own responsibility decided to telephone Harold Wilson to seek his advice.
- Kahlo was the wife of painter Diego Rivera and an artist in her own right.
- After two years of challenging the power of governments, the movement has become a power in its own right.
- Both feature Hewlett's JetDirect interface for connection to local networks, which Hewlett-Packard will also market in its own right.
- Cold stores: Treat like small rooms in their own right using floor wall and ceiling techniques as appropriate.
- It is necessary to remind ourselves that involvement in the project constituted a significant staff-development exercise in its own right.
- Loyalty in the emerging business organization, which will be personal and communal, will be satisfying in its own right.
- MacKenzie is a powerful man in his own right.
- Not a word about how people should have related to me, as a person in my own right.
- Their lyrics stand up as poems, good light verse in their own right.
- Anyone who swims in this part of the river does it at their own risk.
- Danger - enter at your own risk.
- Journalists were allowed into the area, but only at their own risk.
- Visitors who park their cars in the corner lot do so at their own risk.
- Any such person relies upon the report at his own risk.
- But it's at your own risk.
- Follow their advice at your own risk.
- Parkers need to be clearly warned that they park their vehicles entirely at their own risk.
- Taste them at your own risk.
- The trespasser comes on to the premises at his own risk.
- There are also sanctioned nude beaches and unsanctioned beaches, where you go buff at your own risk.
- You could leave your bicycle at Dingle Station every day for a week for only 6d, at your own risk of course.
- Weber says he is interested in writing for its own sake - an uncommon attitude in Hollywood these days.
- Are you on the side of progress, or just plain old protest for its own sake?
- But Rothermere and Beaverbrook were not principally interested in the issue for its own sake.
- But Victor Amadeus seems to have had little interest in scholarship for its own sake.
- I can still aim at goodness for its own sake.
- Our mission is three-fold: To undertake basic research to advance knowledge for its own sake.
- Remember what Edward Abbey wrote about growth for its own sake.
- The content of education must therefore be that which men would wish to know for its own sake.
- This is an uneven show, driven by a concept that puts too much value on the different for its own sake.
- Able to stand on her own feet.
- I guess I shall have to learn to stand on my own feet.
- Out-and-out competitive in the world market standing on our own feet?
- She's very kind, but we ought to stand on our own feet.
- She, who'd always stood on her own feet, fought her own battles.
- Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet, without support from others.
- Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet, as though it were an independent company.
- Can you manage to get up to the house under your own steam while I bring up the food?
- I never thought Sal and Thomas would make it here under their own steam!
- He left unexplained why, if that was his view, he had not gone under his own steam somewhat earlier.
- He would prefer an assistant who was prepared to be directed, not one who would dash away under their own steam.
- It now stands in North Road museum having last moved under its own steam in 1925.
- Otherwise, they'd be all over the place under their own steam.
- We need to know whether Paul got to the Cathedral under his own steam and at what time.
- It feels great to strike out on your own and find a job and a place to live.
- After problems in obtaining components, Comart struck out on its own, producing its Comart Communicator, a small business computer.
- And I was beginning to feel I wanted to strike out on my own.
- But she was right: it is time for him to strike out on his own.
- Glover was afraid Paul was going to strike out on his own with that suitcase, with that hat on his head.
- I found that I could quickly discard the handbook in favour of striking out on my own and was quite satisfied with the results.
- Or should I throw off all restraints and strike out on my own?
- So why not strike out on your own?
- The time was finally ripe, they decided, to strike out on their own.
- Did he think he was so important that he could finish the cottage in his own sweet time?
- I'd rather carry on in my own sweet way, and I'd rather be in Stockholm.
- I probably love him, in my own sweet way.
- You can just sit back and read the responses and decide the winner in your own sweet time.
- As a kid, I wanted to do my own thing, but when I got older I realized I wanted to continue the family business.
- He's given up his job and is living in northern California, just doing his own thing.
- He has a couple of roommates but they kind of all do their own thing.
- The three women worked together on a stage play, and then each went off to do her own thing.
- We don't talk much anymore - we're both too busy doing our own thing.
- But I do know the difficulty the Major has in getting away to do his own things.
- Do you prefer structure in your exercise or to do your own thing? 9.
- I just want to live my own life, go my own way, do my own thing with whom I choose.
- I mean like royalty do, pretend to be married but do their own thing on the quiet.
- Keyboard, mouse and joystick are supported, but every now and then the planes seem to do their own thing!
- Lawrence was of the latter kind: very bright; very competent, and wanted to do his own thing.
- She wanted to be free to do her own thing - be independent - get a job, perhaps.
- You get on and do your own thing, and respect others who do the same.
- To cut our own throats so thoroughly and so hopelessly would require colossal stupidity.
- Before, they used to count their breaks in the twelve hours, now their breaks are in their own time.
- Best to ignore him and let him come around in his own time.
- I can remember doing that in my own time.
- Nurses in training who work hard physically, study in their own time and have numerous personal commitments are under pressure.
- The hunt will occur later, on its own terms and in its own time.
- Then gradually slip the open bag into the tank, and allow the fish to swim out in their own time.
- They can then absorb the literature in their own time and make up their own minds.
- Those designs are mine, done in my own time and made up by my own outworkers.
- Before, they used to count their breaks in the twelve hours, now their breaks are in their own time.
- Blue Mooney, a living legend in his own time.
- He should take his own route in his own time and avoid the tendency to see through others' eyes.
- Let me tell them myself, in my own time.
- Nurses in training who work hard physically, study in their own time and have numerous personal commitments are under pressure.
- The recognition that exceptional holiness and spirituality continue to manifest themselves in our own time is also a central pentecostal conviction.
- There were realistic hopes for Surrey as Mark Butcher and Stewart appeared to be building a stand in their own time.
- You would be healthy in your own time.
- The helpline is a victim of its own success with so many people calling that no one can get through.
- Moreover, to a great extent the health service is a victim of its own success.
- Deena left the company of her own volition.
- But not of his own volition.
- Either you go down there of your own volition or I strangle you with my two bare hands.
- In the end Frank and I met of our own volition.
- Note that it is not possible to apply for a family assistance order; the court must act of its own volition.
- One gentleman has fled the country of his own volition, using yet another identity.
- The court does not, of its own volition, enquire into the merits of the case.
- There are tales of clanking chains and doors which open and close of their own volition.
- Very well; sometimes society changes for the good purely of its own volition.
- Monica's so spoiled - she always gets her own way.
- Basilio still gets his way in the end because he marries his daughter to money.
- For two and a half years, the company can have its way.
- Our genes will take care of that, anyway, and it is natural to let them have their way.
- She mostly managed to get her own way with him.
- She remembered those days when they had played together as children, too, he always getting his own way.
- They both push you and have their own ways of motivating you.
- Under the genial exterior lay a considerable vanity, and a desire to have his own way.
- When some one or something stops them from getting their own way, their frustration can build up to explosion point.
- After that if you want to be organised, you can be - or alternatively you can go your own way.
- But enough to allow you to go your own way.
- I want to go my own way, alone.
- If Cultural Studies goes its own way, what happens to what is left?
- Or, of course, you can go your own way.
- Speech goes its own way, and speakers drift farther than ever from a literary standard.
- The herd ad is intended to show that the company goes its own way in investing.
- The pairs of glassy eyes no longer corresponded, in death they broke ranks, each distended eye gone its own way.
- But remember that this Last Best Place can disappear if corporate colonizers and their lackeys in Congress have it their way.
- Well, have it your own way.
- But behind everything she did was a raw power that emphasised she was her own woman.
- In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
WORD FAMILYnounownerownershipverbowndisown
1to have something which belongs to you, especially because you have bought it, been given it etc and it is legally yours: The building is owned by the local council. You need to get permission from the farmer who owns the land. Many more people now own their own homes. the cost of owning a carpublicly/privately owned British English (=belonging to the government or a private organization) a privately owned company2as if/as though/like you own the place informal to behave in a way that is too confident and upsets other people: She acts like she owns the place! They walked in as if they owned the place.3old-fashioned to admit that something is trueown (that) I own that I judged her harshly at first.own to I must own to a feeling of anxiety.4informal to defeat someone very easily or by a large amount: Our team totally owned them!GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveOwn is not used in the progressive. You say: · They own several cars. ✗Don’t say: They are owning several cars.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSTHESAURUSown if you own something, it legally belongs to you: · They live in a flat but they don’t own it.· The land is owned by farmers.· a privately owned planehave [not in passive] to own something – used when focussing on the fact that someone has the use of something, rather than the fact that they legally own it: · How many students have a cell phone?· I wish I had a sports car.possess [not in passive] formal to own something: · It is illegal to possess a firearm in Britain.· I don’t even possess a smart suit!belong to somebody/something [not in passive] if something belongs to you, you own it: · The ring belonged to my grandmother.hold to own shares in a company: · One man holds a third of the company’s shares.be the property of somebody/something formal to be owned by someone – written on signs, labels etc: · This camera is the property of the BBC.own up phrasal verb to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not serious: Come on, own up. Who broke it?own up to (doing) something No one owned up to breaking the window. He was too frightened to own up to his mistake. He still wouldn’t own up to the fact that he’d lied.