own as a verb: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
own
verb
1 own
Have ownership or possession of:
— He owns three houses in Florida.
synonyms: have, possess.
Roget 780:
possess
etc.
777;
be the possessor of
etc.
779,
own;
have for one's own,
have for one's very own;
come in for,
inherit.
savor of the realty.
be one's property
etc.
n.;
belong to;
appertain to,
pertain to.
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Roget 777:
possess,
have,
hold,
occupy,
enjoy;
be possessed of
etc.
adj.;
have in hand
etc.
adj.;
own
etc.
780;
command.
inherit;
come to,
come in for.
engross,
monopolize,
forestall,
regrate†,
impropriate†,
have all to oneself;
corner;
have a firmhold of
etc.
(retain)
781†;
get into one's hand
etc.
(acquire)
775.
belong to,
appertain to,
pertain to;
be in one's possession
etc.
adj.;
vest in.
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Roget 488:
assent;
give assent,
yield assent,
nod assent;
acquiesce;
agree
etc.
23;
receive,
accept,
accede,
accord,
concur,
lend oneself to,
consent,
coincide,
reciprocate,
go with;
be at one with
etc.
adj.;
go along with,
chime in with,
strike in with,
close in with;
echo,
enter into one's views,
agree in opinion;
vote,
give one's voice for;
recognize;
subscribe to,
conform to,
defer to;
say yes to,
say ditto,
amen to,
say aye to.
acknowledge,
own,
admit,
allow,
avow,
confess;
concede
etc.
(yield)
762;
come round to;
abide by;
permit
etc.
760.
arrive at an understanding,
come to an understanding,
come to terms,
come to an agreement.
confirm,
affirm;
ratify,
appprove,
indorse,
countersign;
corroborate
etc.
467.
go with the stream,
swim with the stream,
go with the flow,
blow with the wind;
be in fashion,
join in the chorus,
join the crowd,
be one of the guys,
be part of the group,
go with the crowd,
don't make waves;
be in every mouth.
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Roget 529:
disclose,
discover,
dismask†;
draw the veil,
draw aside the veil,
lift the veil,
raise the veil,
lift up the veil,
remove the veil,
tear aside the veil,
tear the curtain;
unmask,
unveil,
unfold,
uncover,
unseal,
unkennel;
take off the seal,
break the seal;
lay open,
lay bare;
expose;
open,
open up;
bare,
bring to light.
divulge,
reveal,
break;
squeal [Coll.],
tattle [Coll.],
sing [Coll.],
rat [Coll.],
snitch [Coll.];
let into the secret;
reveal the secrets of the prison house;
tell
etc.
(inform)
527;
breathe,
utter,
blab,
peach;
let out,
let fall,
let drop,
let slip,
spill the beans,
let the cat out of the bag;
betray;
tell tales,
come out of school;
come out with;
give vent,
give utterance to;
open the lips,
blurt out,
vent,
whisper about;
speak out
etc.
(make manifest)
525;
make public
etc.
531;
unriddle
etc.
(find out)
480.1;
split.
acknowledge,
allow,
concede,
grant,
admit,
own,
own up to,
confess,
avow,
throw off all disguise,
turn inside out,
make a clean breast;
show one's hand,
show one's cards;
unburden one's mind,
disburden one's mind,
disburden one's conscience,
disburden one's heart;
open one's mind,
lay bare one's mind,
tell a piece of one's mind [Fr.];
unbosom oneself,
own to the soft impeachment;
say the truth,
speak the truth;
turn King's evidence,
Queen's evidence;
acknowledge the corn [U.S.].
raise the mask,
drop the mask,
lift the mask,
remove the mask,
throw off the mask;
expose;
lay open;
undeceive†,
unbeguile†;
disabuse,
set right,
correct,
open the eyes of;
d_esillusionner.
be disclosed
&c.;
transpire,
come to light;
come in sight
etc.
(be visible)
446;
become known,
escape the lips;
come out,
ooze out,
creep out,
leak out,
peep out,
crop-out;
show its face,
show its colors;
discover itself
&c.;
break through the clouds,
flash on the mind.
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Dutch: hebben, bezitten, kennen, tellen
adjective
1 own
Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive:
— For your own use.
— Do your own thing.
— She makes her own clothes.
synonym: ain.
Moby thesaurus: accept, acknowledge, admit, admit everything, agree provisionally, allow, assent grudgingly, avow, by one, come clean, concede, confess, cop a plea, enjoy, express general agreement, free and clear, go along with, grant, have, have title to, held, hold, in fee, in fee simple, in hand, in seisin, in stock, in store, let on, not oppose, on hand, open up, out with it, own up, owned, plead guilty, possess, possessed, recognize, retain, spill, spill it, spit it out, tell all, tell the truth, warrant, yield ... show more.
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