Definition/Meaning of own

• English - Adjective: own (not comparable) (not comparable) Belonging to; possess ed; acquire d and designate d by; proper to; property of; title d to; held in one's name ; under / using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, &…
• English - Verb: own (third-person singular simple present owns, present participle owning, simple past and past participle owned) (transitive) To have rightful possession of ( property , goods or capital ); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset . I own this car. (transitive) To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property…
• English - Noun: own (plural owns) (Internet) A crushing insult. 2023 June 10, @__Happyface, Twitter: the amount of bigots that just screenshot my profile thinking it's the biggest own is insane.
• English - References: 1896 , Universal Dictionary of the English Language [UDEL] , v3 p3429: To possess by right; to have the right of property in; to have the legal right or rightful title to . 1896 , ibid ., UDEL 1896 , ibid ., UDEL 1896 , ibid ., UDEL Notes: ^ own in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913 ^ Etymology of the German cognate in Deutsches Wörterbuch
• English - Anagrams: now , NOW , won