单词 | own |
释义 | own (once / 7 pages) adjv If you own something, it belongs to you. You can use the verb own to describe possession of any kind of property, ranging from a saucepan to a fancy mansion. If something can be bought, it can be owned. You wouldn’t say that you own people or intangible objects. But you might own a car, for example, and if you’re lucky, you might own a lot of really cool shoes. Own can also be an adjective describing something that belongs to a particular person, like your own bedroom, or your own mind. If you admit to something, you "own up to it," admitting the responsibility belongs to you. WORD FAMILYown: disown, owned, owner, owning, ownly, owns+/disown: disowned, disowning, disownment, disowns/disownment: disownments/owned: unowned/owner: ownerless, owners, ownership/ownership: ownerships USAGE EXAMPLESAll along, Trace McSorley, the Penn State second-year quarterback, created his own form of pass protection. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Maybe that’s the role of satire: The life you’re cringing at may very well be your own. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Graham Stanley, the manager of the Jacaranda club that Mr. Williams used to own, confirmed the death. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive for your own use do your own thing she makes her own clothes Syn ain personal concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality 2v have ownership or possession of He owns three houses in Florida Syn|Hypo have, possess feature, have have as a feature prepossess possess beforehand |
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