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Definition or meaning of the English word Own
To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as; to own a house. (a.). To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as; we own that we have forfeited your love. (v. t.). Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun; as my; our; thy; your; his; her; its; their; in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property; peculiar interest; or exclusive owners (a.). |
