British English : own If you own something, it is your property.His father owns a local restaurant.əʊn VERB
determiner (preceded by a possessive)
(intensifier) ⇒ John's own idea , your own mother (as pronoun) ⇒ I'll use my own
(intensifier) ⇒ John's own idea , your own mother
(as pronoun) ⇒ I'll use my own
on behalf of oneself or in relation to oneself ⇒ he is his own worst enemy
See come into one's own
See get one's own back
See hold one's own
See on one's own
(intensifier) ⇒ John's own idea , your own mother
(as pronoun) ⇒ I'll use my own
verb
(transitive) to have as one's possession
when intr, often foll by up, to, or up to to confess or admit; acknowledge
(transitive; takes a clause as object) (rare ) to concede ⇒ I own that you are right
(slang , mainly US ) to defeat totally, esp in a video game, contest, or sport ⇒ Dude, I just totally owned you! to give a definitive performance (a song, acting role, etc), esp one that dissuades others from attempting to perform ⇒ She owns that song!
to defeat totally, esp in a video game, contest, or sport ⇒ Dude, I just totally owned you!
to give a definitive performance (a song, acting role, etc), esp one that dissuades others from attempting to perform ⇒ She owns that song!
to defeat totally, esp in a video game, contest, or sport ⇒ Dude, I just totally owned you!
to give a definitive performance (a song, acting role, etc), esp one that dissuades others from attempting to perform ⇒ She owns that song!