own
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1.0
- adjective
- /oʊn/
- I try to think about it in my own small way.
- create your own
- your own interests
- your own identity
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Watch on YouTubeClearly my body had its own, you know, mind.
- Clearly my body had its own, you know, mind.
- The substrate doesn't produce its own change or motion.
- You don't have like, you know, your own stuff.
- Right now, guys, I'm thinking to create my own channel.
- He's a victim of his own bad behavior.
- We can breed our own tritium, our own fuel.
- So they're they all kind of created their own thing.
- You know your body is not your own, it's a rental.
- Yes, symbols in myths have their own peculiar power.
- But I didn't know my own sense of worth.
- So they keep having their own fun when this happens.
Examples
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Many staff, particularly home care workers, use their own vehicles to travel to clients.
Academic text (2011) -
Allowing students to work at their own pace provided them autonomy for their progress.
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Try, try to create your own, your own style.
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And I say this for your own good.
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Students with low confidence in their own musical ability are less likely to value music.
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Sophia is into creating her own dance videos.
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I've always felt like a stranger in my own family.
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To begin the evening, we have our very own Reverend Barnard Hood.
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Bloomberg was, at times, rescued from his own destructive policies by events beyond his control.
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You can take pride in your own achievements, knowing they are truly yours.
Synonyms
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9.9
Belonging to the person just mentioned, often used after words like my or his
Idioms
- Informal
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5.8
Tell someone not to ask about or get involved in other people's lives
- Informal
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6.1
Challenge someone of similar size or strength instead of someone weaker
- Literature
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9.3
A situation that keeps a person trapped by their own choices
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8.3
Treat someone in the same bad way they treated you
- Informal
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3.7
Stay out of other people's private matters and focus on your own
- Jargon
Use a company's own products to show they work and learn from them
- Informal
Very easily frightened and nervous, often jumping at small noises
- Informal
Very likely to arrive after the expected time because they are often not on time
Alone without help or someone watching, a person must take care of themselves
- Offensive
A person who thinks they are very important but only a few people know them
To enjoy hearing yourself speak while not listening to others
To become larger and hard to control as it spreads beyond where it started
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
Compounds
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7.0
Being so focused on private thoughts or feelings that you do not notice people nearby
- Archaic
An exciting old-fashioned adventure story with brave heroes and daring acts
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word own comes from an old word meaning 'to have' or 'possessed' and is related to owner, someone who has something. So own after a possessive shows that something belongs to that person and not to anyone else.