Another word for own
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Verb
To keep at one's disposal
- To keep possession of; continue to have:
- To keep in a particular place or condition:
- To continue to have as a feature or aspect:
- To have as property; own:
- To have under one's power or control:
- To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute:
- To have and keep in one's grasp:
- To aim or direct; point:
- To keep from falling or moving; support:
- To be in possession of:
- To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function:
- To possess or contain as a constituent part:
See also:To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of.
- To let do or happen; permit:
- To permit the presence of:
- To permit to have:
- to admit or acknowledge something; confess
- To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
- To give or confer officially or formally:
- To transfer (property) by a deed.
- To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.
- To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess:
- To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.
- To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
- To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
- To acknowledge defeat in:
- To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
- To state positively; declare:
- To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
- To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
- To afford opportunity for; permit:
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Another word for own
Modifier
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- simple past tense and past participle of own
- Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human:
- By or for one person:
- Existing as a distinct entity; separate:
- Of or relating to a particular person; private:
- Done, made, or performed in person:
- Done to or for or directed toward a particular person:
- Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to them:
- His or hers:
- Used as a modifier before a noun:
- Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to her:
- Used as a modifier before a noun:
- Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to him:
- Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to you:
- Used often with an adverbial modifier in the complimentary close of a letter:
- A hole or tunnel dug into the earth from which ore or minerals are extracted.
- A surface excavation where the topmost or exposed layer of earth is removed for extracting its ore or minerals.
- The site of such a hole, tunnel, or excavation, including its surface buildings and equipment.
See also:
Verb
To possess
- To retain possession of:
- To have as a supply:
- To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:
- To keep possession of; continue to have:
- To keep in a particular place or condition:
- To continue to have as a feature or aspect:
- To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose:
- To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use:
- To keep or secure for oneself; retain:
- To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.
- To say (something about oneself) in a proud or self-admiring way.
- To have or possess (a desirable feature):
- To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power:
- To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over:
- To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in:
- To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
- To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
- To hold in restraint; check:
- To fill up (time or space):
- To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).
- To hold or fill (an office or position).
- To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
- To have the use or benefit of:
- To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.
- To be in possession of:
- To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function:
- To possess or contain as a constituent part:
- To have and keep in one's grasp:
- To aim or direct; point:
- To keep from falling or moving; support:
To acknowledge
- To know to be something that has been perceived before:
- To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
- To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:
- To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
- To give or confer officially or formally:
- To transfer (property) by a deed.
- To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
- To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
- To afford opportunity for; permit:
Idioms:
come-into-one-s-own
of one's own
on-one-s-own
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