own

Have you ever wondered about the correct spelling and meaning of the word own? Do you want to know how to pronounce own? Our page has got you covered! Discover the correct spelling, definition, and etymology of this word, as well as sample sentences, idioms, and proverbs featuring own.

This word consists of 3 letters and is spelled as "O-W-N". It has 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

How do you spell own

Typo fix for "own"

own

adjective

How to pronunciation own: ˈōn

What does Own Mean?

What does own meaning in English

1. This is a word of no other use than as it is added to the possessive pronouns, my, thy, his, our, your, their. It seems to be a substantive; as, my own, my peculiar: but is, in reality, the participle passive of the verb owe, in the participle owen or own: my own; the thing owned by, or belonging to me. Inachus in his cave alone, Wept not another’s losses, but his own. Dryden.
   
2. It is added generally by way of emphasis or corroboration. I yet never was forsworn, Scarcely have coveted what was my own. Shakesp. Every nation made gods of their own, and put them in high places. Bible 2 Kings xvii. 29. For my own share one beauty I design, Engage your honours that she shall be mine. Dryden. It is conceit rather than understanding, if it must be under the restraint of receiving and holding opinions by the authority of any thing but their own perceived evidence. Locke. Will she thy linen wash, or hosen darn, And knit thee gloves made of her own spun yarn. Gay. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc’d that virtue only is our own. Pope.
   
3. Sometimes it is added to note opposition or contradistinction; domestick; not foreign; mine, his, or yours; not another’s. These toils abroad, these tumults with his own, Fell in the revolution of one year. Daniel. There’s nothing sillier than a crafty knave out-witted, and beaten at his own play. L’Estrange.

Other definitions for own

The definition of 'own' is: belonging to oneself or itself —usually used following a possessive case or possessive adjective

How to spell own

Want to know how to spell own, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "own consists of 1 syllables and is spelled "ˈōn".

Synonyms for own:

There are synonyms for own'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of own:

command, enjoy, have, hold, possess, retain

Some words similar to "own"

• downfal
• imbrown
• brownsville
• download
• downfall
• drown'd
• townspeople
• drownded
• brown
• town

The word "own" in works of art

What family doesn't have its ups and downs?

The Lion in Winter / James Goldman

Why, we don't even know how to live in our own house, how to behave, how to talk. We live too badly.

The Three Sisters / Anton Chekhov

And the great owners, who must lose their land in an upheaval, the great owners with access to history, with eyes to read history and to know the great fact: when property accumulates in too few hands it is taken away. And that companion fact: when a majority of the people are hungry and cold they will take by force what they need. And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.

The Grapes of Wrath / John Steinbeck

Zeus, why is it that you give us men clear signs of what is to come but make us blind to our own miseries?

The Trojan Women / Euripides

Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.

Sense and Sensibility / Jane Austen

You don't need water to feel like you're drowning, do you?

Jennifer Weiner / In Her Shoes

Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.

The Brothers Karamazov / Fyodor Dostoevsky

History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe.

The Da Vinci Code / Dan Brown

You and I, it's as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to earth together, to see if we know what we were taught.

Doctor Zhivago / Boris Pasternak

It is not down in any map; true places never are.

Moby-Dick / Herman Melville

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How many points in scrabble for own

How many points is the word "own" in Scrabble? Is "own" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.

The total scrabble score for the word own is 6

Learning English Pronouns

Pronouns are words that replace nouns in a sentence. Examples of pronouns include "he," "she," "it," and "they." Using pronouns correctly is important to avoid repeating the same noun over and over again. Additionally, there are different types of pronouns, such as personal, possessive, and reflexive. Personal pronouns are used to refer to people or things, possessive pronouns indicate ownership, and reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object are the same. Learning about the different types of pronouns will help you use them accurately in your writing and speaking.