own
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /əʊn/US /əʊn/
Meaning
adjective
used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody
“It was her own idea.”
pronoun
used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody
“It was her own idea.”
verb
to have something that belongs to you, especially because you have bought it
“Do you own your house or do you rent it?”
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“own almost 2% of the company and you”
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“[LAUGHTER] [CHEERING] Delivering a commencement address is a great responsibility, or so I thought until I cast my mind back to my own graduation.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
“them we became from Friends formed a club and soon rented an apartment in the Akihabara District of Tokyo where we began designing our own games we walked until midnight or later”
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