own

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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

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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"

• uncrown
• townsfolk
• renown
• fishertown
• full-blown
• drown'd
• breakdown
• morristown
• towne
• jamestown

The word "own" in works of art

If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.

War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy

Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.

David Foster Wallace / Infinite Jest

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.

The Hobbit / J.R.R. Tolkien

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

Moby-Dick / Herman Melville

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

What family doesn't have its ups and downs?

The Lion in Winter / James Goldman

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

Now I give praise to the gods, to the happy chance that led me here, to the way I live, and the god's own life that has made me what I am.

The Bacchae / Euripides

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

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

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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

Origins of English disease names

Additionally, geographical locations have also played a role in naming diseases. Lyme disease, for instance, takes its name from the town of Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first identified in 1975. This tick-borne illness is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and can lead to various symptoms, including fever, fatigue, and skin rashes. Naming diseases after their geographical origins not only helps in identifying the source of the outbreak but also serves as a reminder of the local context in which the disease emerged.