to own
- verb
- /oʊn/
- Slang
- In the final round of the game, I really owned my opponents with a brilliant strategy.
And he grandstands around on, you know, owning the libs TikTok.
- And he grandstands around on, you know, owning the libs TikTok.
- He'd say, I own you in your mother's womb.
- I walk into tons of meetings where the brand's like, let's own the hashtag, get em.
- They played Styx, Kansas Journey and they just owned the school.
Examples
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I owned them in there.
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Bring it, I own you, put it down and walk away, right?
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Joe, "q," and murr got owned on the car lot, which means Joe is the biggest loser.
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- I own you.
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Thanks for letting me own this game, dude.
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They played Styx, Kansas Journey and they just owned the school.
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She owned him in the soccer match, leaving him embarrassed on the field.
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During the tournament, he owned the competition, winning every match with ease.
Synonyms
To have strong control over people or things
Completely defeated and made to look foolish, often in a game or online
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Stay out of other people's private matters and focus on your own
- Informal
Tell someone not to ask about or get involved in other people's lives
Pay for something with your own money instead of getting money from someone else
- Informal
To be able to choose your own job or future because you are successful
- Informal
Challenge someone of similar size or strength instead of someone weaker
- Informal
Very easily frightened and nervous, often jumping at small noises
Alone without help or someone watching, a person must take care of themselves
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- Informal
Very likely to arrive after the expected time because they are often not on time
- Literature
A situation that keeps a person trapped by their own choices
- Jargon
Use a company's own products to show they work and learn from them
- Informal
A person who is very famous and admired while still alive
- 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
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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
How Dominant
Surface Forms
Etymology
A modern slang meaning of own grew from the idea of 'having' or controlling someone. A helpful way to remember it is to think of making someone 'your own' in a game, so to own them is to beat or dominate them completely.