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own2 /ōn/ adjective and pronoun- (preceded by possessive adj or possessive case) belonging to oneself and no-one else
- Often used with reflexive force (my own, his own, etc) serving instead of a genitive to myself, himself, etc
- Used with intensifying force (her (very) own room)
- Used as an endearment (my own (darling, dear, etc))
- Used with a force similar to the emphatic oneself, etc (as in he makes his own bed, his own worst enemy)
ORIGIN: OE āgen, pap of āgan to possess; cf owe own-brandˈ or own-laˈbel adjective (of a commodity) carrying the trademark or label of the store that sells it (also noun) own goal noun - A goal scored by mistake against one's own team (football, etc)
- A move that turns out to the disadvantage of the party making it
come into one's own - To take possession of one's rights
- To have one's talents or merits realized
get one's own back To retaliate, get even hold one's own see under hold1 of one's own Belonging to oneself and no-one else one's own What belongs to oneself (as in I may do what I like with my own) one's, etc, own man or woman A free agent, not under another person's influence on one's own - On one's own account
- On one's own initiative
- By one's own efforts or resources
- Independently
- Set up in independence
- Alone, by oneself
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