ain
9.9
Belonging to the person just mentioned, often used after words like my or his
- adjective
- UK
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propio
- This is my ain home.
Examples
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She preferred to use her ain recipe for the shortbread.
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He took his ain path through the forest.
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He did it with his ain hands despite the harsh winter.
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That's ma ain house at the end o' the lane.
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This is my ain home, where I feel most comfortable.
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She always wears her ain favorite dress to special occasions.
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He brought his ain lunch to work every day.
Synonyms
own
vsain
∞
1.0
Belonging to a particular person and not to anyone else
is chiefly Scottish form used the same way but marked regionally
Surface Forms
ain positive
Etymology
The word ain is the Scots way of saying 'own' and is used after words like 'my' or 'his', as in 'my ain' for 'my own'. It comes from an old English word agen meaning 'possessed', so you can remember ain as the idea of something that belongs to you.